Environment
Qualifiers and Caution in Fracking Study
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DENR finds fracking viable only after further preparation.
Environment
Some Question Reliability of State’s $100K Fracking Study
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Experts question the state’s ability to properly gauge environmental impact of fracking with only a $100,000 budget and recommend further evaluation.
Environment
A Review of Raleigh’s Superfund Sites
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The federal Superfund helps state environmental officials cope with environmental contamination. The program has dealt with everything from sulfuric acid spills to a university laboratory-waste dump.
Environment
Water Fee Aims to Fill Gap in State Funding
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Raleigh residents started paying a new fee on their water bills last year to make up for a drop in funding from the state for land conservation around the Falls Lake watershed.
Environment
Falls Lake Dam Project Aims to Protect Raleigh’s Water and Generate Power
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The City of Raleigh is looking to generate a little extra power at Falls Lake. But if they can’t do it, they don’t want anyone else to, either.
County Government
County Eliminates Open Space Contribution
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Wake County commissioners vote to remove the open space residential development contribution from the development code.
Environment
Old MacDonald Moving Downtown?
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Members of a local organization are hoping to turn a vacant lot on North Blount Street into a small urban farm.
City Council
Raleigh’s Water Conundrum: Conservation v. Rates
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Raleigh is in a moderate drought, but a task force says: don’t push water conservation. Raleigh, like many other cities, faces tough choices when it comes to water. Water is paid by user fees. So when people conserve, the utility, which has its own budget, loses revenue.
Environment
Test That Soil, Raleigh Gardeners
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As more Raleigh residents get engaged with community gardens and more pop up around the city, would-be gardeners need to make sure they aren’t growing food on contaminated soil.
County Government
Wake Commission considers septic inspection fee
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The Wake County Board of Commissioners Tuesday listened to a proposed ordinance change that would require regular inspections of septic systems. The inspection system would be similar to that of vehicle inspections, with residents required to get one every five years from an independent contractor. Homeowners would likely pay $200 for the inspection, plus the cost of uncovering the tank and pumping it out.
