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Toxic Dust? PFAS Found in Homes Near NC Plant

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May 19, 2025

North Carolina Residents Condemn EPA’s PFAS Regulation Delay

NC Health News
“Overall, PFOA and PFOS are chemicals of the past, though they are still present in drinking water sources. So removing them will get a lot of others,” said NC State University epidemiologist Jane Hoppin in an email. “But the other four are chemicals of the future, particularly GenX, so removing these rules would not be forward-looking.”

May 5, 2025

How To Weatherproof Your Home for Extreme Weather

This Old House
Gary Lackmann, professor and head of the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University, offers simple strategies for improving energy efficiency.

May 5, 2025

Digging Dinos: Student Who Spent 4 Years ‘Playing Paleontology’ at Montana State Gets His Reward

Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Heath Caldwell received a Goodnight Fellowship to attend NC State, where he will pursue a doctorate in paleontology.

May 5, 2025

New Trump Admin Plan Targeting Forever Chemicals ‘Raise Serious Red Flags,’ Experts Say

WREX
For people wanting to limit their exposure to PFAS, “the first thing I would recommend is to learn what their utility is doing to reduce PFAS in drinking water,” said environmental epidemiologist Dr. Jane Hoppin, a professor in the department of biological sciences and principal investigator of the GenX Exposure Study at North Carolina State University.

Apr 30, 2025

Decision Looming for Trump Administration on First PFAS Drinking Water Limits

ABC News
The EPA said the PFAS found in North Carolina, often called GenX chemicals, can be toxic to the kidney. While other types of PFAS may raise kidney cancer risk, little research has focused on the link between kidney cancer and GenX, according to Sue Fenton, director of the Center for Human Health and the Environment at North Carolina State University.

Apr 16, 2025

12-15 Named Storms Predicted for 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season by NC State Researchers

WNCN
During this year’s Atlantic hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30), North Carolina State University researchers predict we will have a season that’s “in line with recent averages."

Apr 15, 2025

A Critical Weather Tool Is Disappearing. How Fewer Weather Balloons Could Put You at Risk During a Storm.

WRAL
Gary Lackmann, professor and head of the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, discusses the importance of weather balloons.

Apr 11, 2025

The Story of Dire Wolves Goes Beyond De-Extinction

Science News
Scientists outside of Colossal, though, are eager to examine the pups. “I’d really like to see these animals,” says Adam Hartstone-Rose, a comparative anatomist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He studies dire wolves and wants to compare the new pups’ teeth and bones to those of ancient animals.

Apr 10, 2025

Stress Is Contagious. Here’s How Not to Catch It.

The Washington Post
“We tend to favor the negative aspects of news,” said Natalia Duque-Wilckens, an assistant professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University, so that is what we share with others. “And that’s a huge stress contagion that happens because we’re social, and we care about what’s happening to other humans as well.”

Apr 2, 2025

Toxic Dust? PFAS Found in Homes Near NC Plant

WRAL
A North Carolina State University study analyzed dust samples from 65 homes within six miles of the plant in Cumberland and Bladen counties. Researchers found significantly higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in homes closer to the facility, suggesting air emissions may be contributing to indoor contamination.