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New Year, New Rules for PFAS polluters
Read more: New Year, New Rules for PFAS pollutersOn Jan. 7th & 8th, the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will vote on new proposals for PFAS and 1,4 Dioxane regulation that would require “monitoring and minimization plans” for industrial polluters, but leaves out chemical discharge limits and automatic civil penalties for the polluting facilities. The meetings will be held at the Archdale Building…
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Jamestown Citizens’ Air Monitoring Project, year one: Worst air days, what the numbers mean, etc.
Read more: Jamestown Citizens’ Air Monitoring Project, year one: Worst air days, what the numbers mean, etc.In a report for the U.S. EPA, results from the Citizen’s Air Monitoring Project over the past year reveal the average Air Quality Index (AQI) is 49.8, with peak pollution days identified. The average PM2.5 levels are close to new federal standards. The project, financed without cost to Jamestown, utilizes EPA loaned sensors.
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PFAS in PTRWA water samples increased 53% from Oct. 2023 to Oct. 2025
Read more: PFAS in PTRWA water samples increased 53% from Oct. 2023 to Oct. 2025The first time I tested my Jamestown tap water for PFAS was October 6, 2023, using Tap Score’s EPA-approved test kits and labs. Two weeks ago, I retested using the same company. Our water utility is Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (PTRWA). Our water comes from Randleman Lake, which is fed by Deep River. It…
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Guilford County’s 2026 property tax re-valuation is a year early: Here’s why
Read more: Guilford County’s 2026 property tax re-valuation is a year early: Here’s whyIn Guilford County, residents will undergo property tax revaluations in 2026, a year early due to the results of a mandated review. The county’s method of assessing property, particularly discrepancies between residential and industrial properties, raises concerns about fairness. Taxpayers will receive revaluation notices in February 2026 and can appeal until May 15.
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5009 MACKAY RD is on GSO zoning agenda for multi-family residential
Read more: 5009 MACKAY RD is on GSO zoning agenda for multi-family residential[NOTE: This is adjacent to the 17+ acre contaminated Brownfield site purchased by a Pennsylvania Concrete company that plans to build a concrete plant and trucking/train transport facility on the site]. TONIGHT, MONDAY, August 18, 2025, the Greensboro Zoning Commission will hear a request to rezone 5009 Mackay Road – which sits in the middle…
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28-acre Brownfield forest at Wendover & Guilford College was RAZED before site assessment and EMP were approved
Read more: 28-acre Brownfield forest at Wendover & Guilford College was RAZED before site assessment and EMP were approvedGCWA Partners LLC wants to develop 13 apartment buildings on a 28-acre Brownfield site at Guilford College & Wendover, where high levels of chloromethane and petroleum have been found. Despite past approvals, environmental assessments remain pending, yet GCWA has already cleared the site, which was formerly forested.
