Carroll Olinger
Coverage of Carroll Olinger in the Nexus archive.
- NC budget sets $22M aside for new PFAS study, but moves to keep its results confidential
North Carolina's new budget allocates $22 million for a PFAS study via the UNC-Chapel Hill Collaboratory, which will be classified as a legislative entity with results kept confidential. Critics argue this move bypasses the state's environmental agency and delays accountability for PFAS pollution linked to health risks like cancer.
- Community leaders sound alarm over environmental justice as data centers boom across NC
Community leaders in North Carolina are raising concerns about the environmental and health impacts of data centers, including water pollution linked to PFAS and corporate projects in lower-income communities. Residents like Carroll Olinger and Shaun Ingram highlight risks to public health and opposition to developments such as Amazon's $10 billion data center in Richmond County.