Fayetteville litter crews collect more than two tons of litter each week from public areas and roadways. But there are easy ways to be part of the solution.
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Shawn Spiegel of Shrewsbury planned to stop at a gas station in Maryland to fill up on Wednesday, but he decided against it after seeing a long line of cars at the Fill Er-Up.
Instead, he filled up at a Rutter s in Shrewsbury, where a gallon of regular gas cost $3.15. Normally, the price is much cheaper in Maryland, but currently, there s only a six cents difference. It s craziness right now, he said.
Nationally, gas prices topped $3 a gallon Wednesday for the first time in six years, according to GasBuddy. Analysts say it s related to people returning to work and activities as part of the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The demand for gasoline is increasing.
/ Pets who live near the Chemours plant in Fayetville have higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than what is considered safe by the EPA, according to a new study from N.C. State.
Mike Watters saved the second report from N.C. State University’s Pets and Equine Testing Survey for last.
Two of Watters’ beloved Siberian huskies had participated in the study. While both had health issues, Watters said, they were much more pronounced in Cesar.
Watters said he started noticing the problems a year and a half after his family moved in 2012 to a home about a mile from the Chemours Fayetteville Works chemical plant in Bladen County.
Photos courtesy of the pet owners.
Pets who live near the Chemours plant in Fayetville have higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than what is considered safe by the EPA, according to a new study from N.C. State.
Mike Watters saved the second report from N.C. State University’s Pets and Equine Testing Survey for last.
Two of Watters’ beloved Siberian huskies had participated in the study. While both had health issues, Watters said, they were much more pronounced in Cesar.
Watters said he started noticing the problems a year and a half after his family moved in 2012 to a home about a mile from the Chemours Fayetteville Works chemical plant in Bladen County.
Rain moves out, cold front moves in Wednesday Share Updated: 12:40 PM EDT May 5, 2021 Share Updated: 12:40 PM EDT May 5, 2021
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Show Transcript WEATHER FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST TONY PANN. TONY: THE WEATHER CERTAINLY HAS BEEN ON THE BUMPY SIDE IN MARYLAND THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. WE HAVE HAD POCKETS OF HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS, BUT NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER. YOU SEE THE STEADY RAIN MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST UP INTO NEW JERSEY, BUT THERE IS STILL A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVY RAIN LEFT BEHIND. POCKET OF HEAVY RAIN RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE OF THE BAY DOWN INTO THE EASTERN PART OF BALTIMORE COUNTY. AGAIN, IT IS RAINING REALLY HARD AT YOUR HOUSE, BUT IT WON’T LAST LONG. THESE ARE MOVING AT A GOOD CLIP. IT WILL CROSS THE BAY INTO THE EASTERN SHORE COUNTIES BY 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT, THINGS SHOULD SETTLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. YOU WERE GOING TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70’S RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL CLI