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A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world’s supply of Cavendish bananas, but a company in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park is trying to save the banana through gene editing.
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Raleigh officials stated the new TRAC bins will serve as a way to keep city sidewalks clear and clean.
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The new rules establish legally enforceable levels for six kinds of PFAS. Levels range from four-to-10 parts per trillion. Public water systems across the country have until 2029 to meet these standards.
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Duke’s collection of more than 800,000 specimens of fungi, plants and algae makes the herbarium one of the largest in the country. The move to close it has drawn criticism from faculty and researchers nationwide.
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Is Duke Energy on a path to carbon neutrality? State regulators to review emission, generation plansThe North Carolina Utilities Commission will host public hearings on Duke Energy’s updated Carbon Plan and Integrated Resources Plan starting next week. The plans include three pathways to meeting emissions reduction goals and more wind energy sooner.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan joined state and city leaders in Charlotte on Thursday to announce the recipients of federal grants aimed at promoting private investment in clean energy projects.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use a chemical to improve water quality in Lake Mattamuskeet. Conservationists worry it will harm birds at North Carolina's largest freshwater lake.
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The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation releases its plan for protecting and restoring the South Fork Catawba River and its waters.
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A new economic model from North Carolina researchers suggests that tax incentives for high income property owners and federal subsidies for beach nourishment projects continue to increase coastal property prices, despite growing climate risks from sea level rise.
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The CROPS Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, will build a 42-county Ag Tech Corridor with the help of several universities across North Carolina.
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While new national clean air protections are in place, a UNC-Chapel Hill study looked at how the chemical composition of air pollution has changed across time and space.
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A new hunting education program targets university students to cultivate the next, more diverse generation of hunters.