A team of university researchers, including @unc & NCSU are working with residents to identify contaminated wells following Florence. Story via the The News & Observer bit.ly/2ArNJOo

Guest column in today's CoastalReview.org from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers David Salvesen & Todd BenDor on improving NC's floodplain buyout program. bit.ly/2P2nQ0q UNC Institute for the Environment @UNCResearch Carolina Planning

Grad students from UNC Public Health have been out in eastern NC after Hurricane Florence to study the #waterquality impacts from the storm. Work supported by North Carolina Collaboratory. Read about the project via the UNC Institute for the Environment blog: unc.live/2QgaRVj

We're excited to have The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alum Olivia Eskew with Cypress Creek Renewables speaking at the UNC Institute for the Environment Clean Tech student seminar on Thursday. She'll be talking about #solar & #sustainability. Details here: unc.live/2ABDbfA

The #NC PFAST Network website has officially launched. Learn how #NC universities are working together to document PFAS exposure in our state. pfastnetwork.web.unc.edu

CURS Faculty Fellow and UNC Institute for the Environment research associate David Salvesen discusses a new proposed South Carolina bill that would create the state's first revolving fund dedicated to flood buyouts. bit.ly/2TwLsYM #floodbuyouts

From CoastalReview.org: Session Ahead: Oysters, Storm Damage, PFAS bit.ly/2RSjY2L #NCLeg #NCpol #NCGA #genx

Check out the latest policy brief from North Carolina Collaboratory on the #EnergyStorage study from NCSU faculty Joe DeCarolis. Read the brief here: unc.live/2RFHbRq NC CleanTech Center

NC’s role in clean energy economy is focus of IE Cleantech Corner Initiative Summit via WRAL TechWire. #UNCCTS19 Read more: bit.ly/2VmLkMt

We're excited about the N.C. Coastal Fed Oyster Summit next week. If you don't have time to read the 100 page Shellfish Plan submitted to the #NCGA, check out the 2 page policy brief via North Carolina Collaboratory here: unc.live/2ITORAr

From the blog: Energy transitions and rural economies-mitigating impacts and capturing benefits by UNC School of Law's CE3 post-doctoral scholar Ethan Blumenthal. environmentblog.web.unc.edu/2019/02/energy…

From NC Policy Watch: "More than a dozen university scientists are studying the presence, health effects and potential removal treatments of emerging compounds, including #GenX, throughout #NC." #PFAS pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/10/sci…

From UNC Institute for the Environment blog: Helping Local Governments Respond to Drinking Water Incidents North Carolina Collaboratory is proud to have provided grant funding to UNC School of Government's ncIMPACT Initiative, improving response to drinking water impacts across #NC. unc.live/2vKvHne

Dr. Jamie DeWitt (@ToxicologyChick) is a member of the Collaboratory's #PFAS Testing Network who testified before a US House subcommittee. Read more about her research and watch her testimony below ⤵️

The Collaboratory is partnering with UNC Institute for the Environment on research to explore the link between #wildfires & landslides in western NC. The project is supported with funds from #NCGA. Details on the project here: unc.live/2XczGV7

From the blog: UNC Institute for the Environment's @julia_maron discusses a North Carolina Collaboratory project examining whether there is a connection between wildfire occurrence and landslides. Read more. ie.unc.edu/2019/07/30/fro…

A student at #UNC Brooke is exploring the impacts of plastic on the environment with a podcast series called "Guilty Plastics." Check out what she's learned about #plasticpollution in this blog post via UNC Institute for the Environment unc.live/2YlqAuz

If you want to learn more about the #circulareconomy check out this recap of the conference hosted on campus at UNC. "Coming Full Circle" via the UNC Institute for the Environment blog. unc.live/2MEG3wX

Check out this story detailing the legislature's efforts to strengthen the #oyster industry here in NC w/ quotes from UNC IMS & N.C. Coastal Fed. Article by #UNC student Brooke unc.live/2J7FuuU

In a circular economy, man-made systems are designed so that waste is not a part of the process. Instead of a linear “take, make, waste” model, the circular economy aims to leverage resources sustainably. Read more in our latest blog post. environmentblog.web.unc.edu/2019/10/coming…