Ray Gronberg
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4. EPA steps in on Lear Corp. permit; DEQ adds time for input
A manufacturing plant in Duplin County would have to monitor, but not limit, chemical compounds it discharges from its wastewater...
5. Making do: Haywood Schools budgets for post-mill future
When Pactiv Evergreen announced it would close its Canton paper mill last year, Haywood County Schools was already facing a...
6. Not all North Carolina private schools accept vouchers
Public funding for a private school education is open to all North Carolina families. But many of the state’s top...
7. NC superintendent candidate Michele Morrow says ‘Big Pharma’ aims to ‘make our children unable to reproduce,’ blames ‘Satan’ for ‘liberal lunatics’
A North Carolina candidate for state superintendent is receiving national news coverage over social media posts that appear to call...
8. Affordable housing project planned for Castle Hayne. Here’s what it will include.
New Hanover County Commissioners approved the rezoning for a new affordable housing project in Caste Hayne. The housing development will...
9. State, local grants exceed $22M for new syringe plant
More than $22 million in state and local grants are ticketed for SCHOTT Pharma’s new $371 million syringe plant in...
10. House minority leader shares thoughts on NC primaries and general election strategies
North Carolina primary elections are not over yet, with two Republican runoff elections taking place in May, but many state...
1. Climate change is fueling the US insurance problem
When Frances Acuña received her flood insurance quote for the coming year, she got a shock: it would be increasing...
2. Scientists call for using more accurate metrics to gauge extreme heat after farmworker’s death in Nash County
There’s no doubt it was hot outdoors the day José Arturo Gónzalez Mendoza died after falling ill while harvesting sweet...
3. Durham County’s abuse, neglect, and dependency court has effectively prohibited anyone involved in child welfare cases from talking to the media
Durham County’s abuse, neglect, and dependency court effectively prohibited anyone involved in child welfare cases—including parents—from discussing their cases with...
4. Future of NC wetlands may hinge on whether courts see Martin County acreage as ‘waters of the U.S.’
An upcoming legal action in North Carolina will test how federal courts interpret a 2023 decision by the Supreme Court...
5. UNC study shows future air quality measures may need to be more localized, researchers find
With new national clean air protections in place, a UNC-Chapel Hill study suggests that future air quality measures may need...
6. Mexico fentanyl production migrates north as Chapitos death threats loom
Huddled in the back of a fruit and vegetable stand in the south of Culiacán, the hitman scanned the area...