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West Badin residents are calling for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to issue Alcoa a stricter hazardous waste discharge permit.
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Health care systems including Novant now charge a fee for some doctor-physician message exchanges.
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As the new legislative session begins, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect healthy debate about Medicaid expansion, mental health care, abortion and other issues.
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Between recent studies and lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers filed by Attorney General Josh Stein, polluters are being put on notice that they have to clean up.
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A new CDC study found more than 75% of counties don’t have anywhere residents can get methadone, and 30% of counties lack a buprenorphine provider. In North Carolina, rural communities with many Black and Indigenous residents often lack access to care.
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Gov. Roy Cooper and members of the House and Senate all call for spending at least $150 million in federal money to remove lead from drinking water in schools and centers, as well as asbestos and lead paint.
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North Carolina’s hospitals are quickly filling up with patients stricken by the coronavirus, even as health systems in some of the hardest-hit regions --…
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Frank Stasio bids WUNC goodbye today as he hosts his last live show before retirement. Stasio hosted thousands of live conversations in his 14 years as…