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(WGHP) — North Carolina researchers are tracking the state’s newest invasive species: the elm zigzag sawfly. Native to East Asia, the elm zigzag sawfly was first discovered in the United States in 2021 and has been spotted in five Eastern states, including North Carolina, according to Kelly Oten, assistant professor and extension specialist with N.C. […]
Coal ash pollution of surface waters near power plants has been more persistent and widespread than was previously thought.
Lake sediments in North Carolina show that coal ash pollution has been persistent in surface waters for decades.
An examination of sediments from five North Carolina lakes near coal-burning power stations revealed that coal ash contamination of surface waterways was more persistent and pervasive than previously thought.