Record #:

34064

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

North Carolina is moving towards waste reduction and pollution prevention measures, because it is more cost-effective to avoid producing waste than to clean or treat waste. Representatives of the North Carolina Pollution Prevention Program and the Hazardous Waste Management Branch believe obstacles to adopt waste reduction/pollution prevention as a national priority may have become institutionalized.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988, p1-3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waste management; Waste minimization

Record #:

34068

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

At the meeting of the North Carolina Water Resources Association, scientists discussed preliminary studies on the effects in North Carolina of global climate change due to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Nothing that current scenarios of the possible effects of climate change differ widely, scientists suggest that research is needed to predict the impacts of climate change and to deal with policy questions.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988, p3-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Climate change; Climate change--planning

Record #:

34069

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Local governments in North Carolina are taking advantage of water supply and water quality protection opportunities offered by the State’s Agricultural Cost Share Program by supplementing funding for local technical assistance. The program currently shares with farmers the cost of installing runoff controls for watershed conservation.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988, p4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water resources development; Agricultural conservation

Record #:

34071

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Researchers at the Water Resources Research Institute say that even though Western North Carolina has traditionally been regarded as an economically depressed area, population growth in the area is posing a threat to the quality of the area’s public water supplies. A new report assesses the threat to water supplies in the region through a study of a variety of data.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management--research; Water supply; University of North Carolina--Water Resources Research Institute