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A carbon adsorption unit is seen at Chemours plant near Fayetteville on August 2, 2018. The company said the unit was intended to reduce air emissions.

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New EPA standards: PFAS too high in 1,700 more Cumberland County wells

State Department of Environmental Quality plans remote public hearing for residents as federal guidelines for safe drinking water change due to new research.

Several tents are set up in a shoulder off the Martin Luther King Jr. overpass and Gillespie Street on May 5 in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville City Council is considering an ordinance that would make camping on shoulders of highways off limits. Because this specific location is owned by the state, it would be immune from the ordinance, but city officials say they plan to seek permission from the Department of Transportation to crack down on camping in these areas also.

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Fayetteville officials seek power to remove more homeless camps

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Proposed ordinance would prohibit camping on public rights of way and on private property without owner consent in the city.

A woman walks past the Spring Lake Municipal Building, which houses the Town Hall at 300 Ruth Street near downtown Spring Lake.

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Why North Carolina is involved with Spring Lake’s finances

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A report released last month by the state auditor found that town employees had misused taxpayer funds over the past few years.