Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further ...

PCBs were domestically manufactured for construction materials in the United States beginning in about 1930 until 1979, a time period that coincides with a boom in school construction to meet the ...

NC State University closed Poe Hall, home of the College of Education and Department of Psychology, in November 2023 after tests detected toxic chemicals. The university and federal health officials ...

A known carcinogen may be lurking in your child’s school. Scientists estimate that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are present in 1 out of every 3 K-12 schools nationwide. Despite this, these harmful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NC State University announced Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto, the chemical giant, over the presence of toxic ...

The North Carolina State University (“NC State”) filed on October 1st a Complaint in the North Carolina General Court of Justice - Superior Court Division against Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”) and ...

Testing showed five rooms in Poe Hall at NC State University contained materials with high levels of PCBs, a likely carcinogen. Credit: Photo by Lisa Sorg for NC Newsline This story originally ...

In a move that could shape the future of campus environmental safety, a group of NC State students is pushing for expanded PCB testing across university buildings. On Wednesday night, the North ...

University of Iowa Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Keri Hornbuckle works Jan. 17 with one of her graduate researchers, Jason Hua, at the Seamans Center in Iowa City. Hornbuckle, who also ...

As spring semester classes began this week at NC State University, Poe Hall remained closed for further environmental testing, forcing the temporary relocation of faculty offices and classes that were ...