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  • Industry released 39 million pounds of pollution into the environment last year, most of it into the air

    Industry released 39 million pounds of pollution into the environment last year, most of it into the air
    by Lisa Sorg
    Monday, January 18, 2021

    North Carolina industry released the least amount of air pollution last year — 21.5 million pounds — since 2003, according to federal data released last week. Releases to land were also at 16-year lows, but discharges to waterways — 8.1 million pounds — were the highest since 2015.

    Releases for air, land and water totaled 39 ...

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News

New local LGBTQ protections could set up a fight with the General Assembly

By Joe Killian
1/15/2021

Youth Justice Project seeks racial reform in use of suspensions, school resource officers in Durham

By Greg Childress
1/14/2021

Legal scholars: Constitution clear that Trump’s impeachment for role in Capitol attack is appropriate

By Yanqi Xu
1/14/2021

NC legislature opens facing COVID-19 pandemic challenges 

By Lynn Bonner
1/13/2021
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Original Commentary

Franklin Graham on Republicans who would betray Trump with impeachment

By John Cole
1/18/2021

Pin the impeachment on the Pachyderm…

By John Cole
1/14/2021

Five important takeaways from last week’s assault on democracy

By Rob Schofield
1/12/2021

Chaos in Washington: So now the enablers think things have gone too far?

By Rob Schofield
1/7/2021
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Franklin Graham on Republicans who would betray Trump with impeachment

By John Cole
1/18/2021

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Pin the impeachment on the Pachyderm…

By John Cole
1/14/2021

Basnight’s long shadow…

By John Cole
1/4/2021

Ringing out 2020…

By John Cole
12/28/2020
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Radio Interviews & Commentaries

Congressman David Price on insurrection and the impeachment of Donald Trump

Clayton Henkel 1/18/2021

A sober King Day reminds us of how far we still must travel

Rob Schofield 1/18/2021

A partisan, troubling purge for the Administrative Office of the Courts

Rob Schofield 1/15/2021

Meaningful political repercussions for the “Seditious Seven”

Rob Schofield 1/14/2021

The key takeaways from last week’s assault on democracy

Rob Schofield 1/13/2021

How to best educate children about our history, and why it matters

Rob Schofield 1/12/2021
Events

Oct. 22 Crucial Conversation: Forecasting the 2020 election with Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling

Rob Schofield 10/13/2020

Oct. 13 Crucial Conversation – Professors James Leloudis and Robert Korstad discuss their new book “Fragile Democracy”

Staff 10/5/2020

September 10 Crucial Conversation – The 2020 election: Who’s rigging what?

Staff 9/3/2020

June 10 online event: A conversation with Bishop William Barber about the crisis in America

Staff 6/4/2020

May 14 online Crucial Conversation: Prof. Gene Nichol discusses his new book, “Indecent Assembly”

Staff 5/7/2020

Resource page to accompany April 30 PW Crucial Conversation – The COVID-19 crisis in NC: A conversation with the journalists

Staff 4/30/2020
Your right to know: How to find Toxics Release Inventory data for your community
- Lisa Sorg
Republican praise of Martin Luther King will sound even more hollow and hypocritical now
- Jarvis DeBerry
Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Vaccine envy
- Celia Rivenbark
If Franklin Graham’s gonna’ refer to Judas, he should watch this movie
- Rob Schofield
Five new NC Court of Appeals judges formally installed 
- Yanqi Xu
Pennsylvania congressman pushes criminal investigation of Trump for Capitol attack
- Ariana Figueroa

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Clayton Henkel 6/28/2019

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Clayton Henkel 6/26/2019

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Clayton Henkel 5/29/2019

State Budget Director Charles Perusse on school infrastructure needs

Clayton Henkel 5/6/2019

Bob Phillips on latest GOP scandal and the need for public financing of campaigns

Clayton Henkel 4/16/2019

Glazier: Political pressure by Board of Governors, expedited departure of Chancellor Folt harmful to UNC

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