Water Quality in North Carolina: What You Need to Know—and What You Can Do
When people think of North Carolina’s “Water, Water Everywhere,” they often picture rivers, reservoirs, and lakes. But how safe is the water we actually drink? In recent years, concern has grown over contaminants like PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”), industrial pollutants, and aging infrastructure. In the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) and across the state, […]
Why We Should Care About Water Quality
Water is essential—not just for life, but for health. Most of us assume that tap water is safe, especially in developed countries, but the reality is more complicated. Contaminants—from industrial chemicals to heavy metals to pathogens—can slip through aging infrastructure, lax regulations, or emerging pollutants. One class of particularly worrying contaminants is PFAS (per- and […]
