Wilmington

GenX: Two Studies Show Growth Of Contaminated Water Areas

Vince Winkel

The first phase of a North Carolina State University water study on GenX is complete. Nearly every home whose tap water researchers tested last fall...

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DEQ To Test Fish, Possibly Vegetables, For GenX

Rusty Jacobs

State regulators are testing fish from a privately-owned lake near the Chemours plant in Bladen County for the presence of GenX, the latest regulatory...

The Wilmington City Council has thrown its support behind a request by Cape Fear Public Utility Authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, that would require Chemours to stop all operations that produce perflourinated compounds in Fayetteville.

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GenX: City Council Backs CFPUA Demands Of DEQ

Vince Winkel

The Wilmington City Council is throwing its support behind Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s request to stop production at Chemours’ Fayetteville...

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Special Report: GenX - A Toxic Year

Vince Winkel

ON JUNE 8, LIFE CHANGED IN WILMINGTON. THAT’S THE DAY PAGE ONE OF THE STARNEWS DECLARED “TOXIN TAINTS CFPUA DRINKING WATER.”

Wilmington has seen fewer film deals since the state reduced tax credits.

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Fewer Tax Incentives Means Fewer Films In NC

Liz Schlemmer

Filmmakers have spent less and produced fewer projects in North Carolina in the past two years. That's when the state changed its film incentives...

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Hurricane Matthew: Local Safety Information/Contacts

Citizens are asked NOT to call 911 to report downed trees, power lines or flooding. Here are the numbers to call: Downed power lines and power outages:...