More sampling at five parks scheduled to begin this week.
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Duke University, Durham Parks and Rec Didn’t Inform Public About Lead in Durham Parks
Durham Parks & Recreation also sat on information that Walltown, East Durham, and East End are affected. Residents will hold a public meeting Monday night on Zoom to discuss findings, remedies.
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James Lyons, Durham’s Solid Waste Director, Has Been Fired
Durham paid a national search firm $25,000 to recruit qualified candidates for the solid waste director position. Durham’s city manager said the firm’s process of screening candidates didn’t happen as contracted.
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Durham Probing Work History of New Solid Waste Director
James Lyons, a former Durham mayoral candidate, was hired as the city’s new director of solid waste earlier this month.
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DOT Allegedly Failed to Set Targets to Reduce Driving, Required as Part of Settlement Over Wake County Toll Road
The state’s transportation department has failed to live up to the environmental protection mandates outlined in the settlement, attorneys say.
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Neighbors of Abandoned Wake Forest Golf Course Want to Know What Chemicals Are in the Soil
The latest dispute about the property—and there have been many—involves the Wake Forest investment company, Millridge, which is asking town officials for a special use permit to convert 126 of the 160-plus acre site for houses and townhomes.
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Gov. Cooper Asks for 23 Percent Increase in DEQ Budget
Over the past 10 years state lawmakers have been notoriously stingy in its appropriations to the department.
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Duke Energy Progress is Asking for an 18.9 Percent Rate Hike
Hearings taking place across the state will begin this week. Here’s how to attend.
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Spring is Becoming the New Summer in North Carolina
In late February, temps at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport hit 84 degrees, the highest reading for the month since record-keeping began in the late 1800s.
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Federal Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
The ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals signals a win for whistleblowers.