1+ week, 5+ day ago  (455+ words) When I first moved here, I tried to interest people in a river clean-up, but we all chose to look downstream. We'd say the trash pile was too big to tackle. Why bother? The choice seemed to be: Look upstream…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (391+ words) The three regions of extreme drought conditions in North Carolina continue to get longer and wider as the state sees near-record low rainfall totals since Jan. 1. Drought conditions continue to increase in severity across North Carolina, with 30 counties now experiencing…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (482+ words) A settling tank designed to remove solid materials from wastewater, known as a clarifier, marks the first stage of the treatment process at the East Burlington Wastewater Plant. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first federal drinking water…...