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By Will Atwater

The science is catching up to the concern.
The EPA has designated microplastics as a priority contaminant group for the first time. In North Carolina, policy progress has been slow.
A statewide plastic bag fee was killed by the General Assembly. Political has yet to match the urgency, advocat...

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By Diana Lopez

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Summer break worsens child food insecurity in eastern NC. With school out, the roughly 850,000 NC students who rely on free or reduced-price meals lose that daily safety net for about 10 weeks. Grassroots and community-based efforts fill a critical gap. L...

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By Ted Clifford

Asheville Watchdog

UNC Health, the University of North Carolina’s hospital system, has applied for permission to open a 92-bed hospital near downtown Asheville. North Carolina’s state-owned nonprofit health pr...


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By Rachel Crumpler

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North Carolina has launched three mobile opioid treatment programs, and six more are expected to begin operating in the coming months as part of a broader effort to expand addiction treatment access. The mobile units are bringing medications for opioid use disorder ...

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By Skye Crawford and Ashley Fredde The crisis is measurable. Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, and bias or discrimination was identified as a contributing factor in 70 percent of North Carolina maternal deaths, per the state’s own 2024 review committee. Solutions exist and h...

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