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Jun 24, 2021

Demand for Quality Recycled Paper Propels Advances in Decontamination Technologies

Waste360
As demand increases for quality recycled paper, equipment manufacturers and researchers are working to improve the repulping process, where paper is broken down into fibers and ink and other contaminants are detached from the fiber’s surface.

Jun 23, 2021

Thought Leadership in the Media

Faculty from the College of Natural Resources shared their knowledge and insights about the latest environmental issues with a number of prominent media outlets, including The New York Times and National Geographic.

Jun 21, 2021

How Our Hydropower System Is Impacting The Drought Gripping The American West

NPR
As severe drought conditions spread throughout the western United States, Jordan Kern, assistant professor at NC State, discusses the relationship between drought and the power grid.

Jun 18, 2021

Simulation Tool Predicts Pests and Disease Spread in Crops

Future Farming
NC State researchers have developed a computer simulation tool to predict when and where pests and diseases will attack crops.

Jun 7, 2021

The North Face Selects First Explore Fund Council

Outside Business Magazine
The North Face on Thursday announced the members of its first Explore Fund Council, eight individuals who will lead the company's effort to connect diverse communities to the benefits of exploration. The inaugural council includes Myron Floyd, dean of the NC State College of Natural Resources.

Jun 4, 2021

Turning Tree Residue into Smart Hydrogels

NC State researchers are turning wood byproducts into sensory hydrogels and sustainable, biodegradable smart materials.

Jun 4, 2021

Where Are the U.S.’s Natural Gas Pipelines? Often in Vulnerable Communities.

National Geographic
A new nation-wide analysis shows that counties with higher social vulnerability are home to a denser web of natural gas pipelines.

Jun 3, 2021

5 Ways To Mend Colonialism’s Legacy in Ecology

Futurity
The field of ecology needs to account for the historical legacy of colonialism that has shaped people and the natural world, researchers argue.

Jun 2, 2021

Lumber Shortage Blamed On Combination of Factors

Wilkes Journal-Patriot
Robert Bardon, a professor of forestry and environmental resources and associate dean for extension at the N.C. State Univeristy College of Natural Resources, said the lack of lumber available in stores is due largely to a combination of Canadian lumber tariffs, increased demand for home remodeling and new home construction and hiccups in supply related to transportation.

Jun 1, 2021

Study: Socially Vulnerable Areas More Likely to Have Natural Gas Transmission, Gathering Lines

NC Policy Watch
Four academic researchers, including Ryan Emanuel and Louie Rivers of NC State, have found that of the 2,261 U.S. counties traversed by natural gas pipelines, counties with more socially vulnerable populations have significantly higher pipeline densities than those less socially vulnerable.