The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says the company's groundwater cleanup plans fall short of its 2019 Consent Order obligations.
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Do you trust Chemours to clean up PFAS contamination in your area?
North Carolina news covers government, elections, the Research Triangle tech economy, banking, college basketball and Appalachian culture. Reporting reaches Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Durham.
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Do you think North Carolina should charge tolls on coastal ferry routes?
The North Carolina Board of Transportation approved tolls for four coastal ferry routes, with collection set to begin January 1.
NASA confirms the bright flash was a small asteroid fragment that broke apart over Tennessee.
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Should North Carolina raise its minimum wage above $7.25 per hour?
A SmartAsset study ranks North Carolina No. 45 nationally for how far its state minimum wage stretches against local living costs.
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Should North Carolina spend more to protect endangered wildlife habitat on state park land?
Biologists captured an endangered gray bat in a state park for the first time, while officials weigh removing the species from the federal endangered list.
Meridian-based Sorren has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina, provider of construction accounting and project management software CDP Inc.
Coverage on this page runs across the legislature and the governor's office, statewide elections, the courts and the technology, banking and life sciences industries centered in the Research Triangle and Charlotte. Reporting extends through Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Durham and the Appalachian communities in the western part of the state. North Carolina's rapid population growth and the influx of both corporate headquarters and out-of-state residents have reshaped its political composition and accelerated debates over infrastructure, housing and public education funding. The gap between the growth concentrated along the I-85 corridor and the economic conditions in rural and mountain counties is the structural divide that recurs most in statewide coverage.
