North Carolina: what the public record shows.
4,320 documented environmental records across 100 counties, published by federal and state agencies and mapped beside the health measures those agencies release. Locations and rates only — nothing here shows that anything caused anything else.
Documented records in North Carolina
Published health measures
| Measure | Years | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| All-cause infant mortality | 1989–2022 | 101 |
| Child and youth mortality (ages 1-19) | 2019–2022 | 101 |
| Low birthweight (<2,500 g) | 2016–2022 | 101 |
| Premature death (years of potential life lost before 75) | 2020–2022 | 101 |
| Teen births (ages 15-19) | 2016–2022 | 101 |
Rates are area-level and published by their source. Where a source suppressed a small count, it stays unpublished here.
Events on the public record
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, NC · 1953–1987
Camp Lejeune drinking water contamination
Two base water systems were contaminated with industrial solvents for more than three decades, affecting up to a million service members and family members.
Who to contact in North Carolina
State agency
North Carolina DEQ
Department of Environmental Quality: coal ash, water and air programmes.
Nonprofit / community group
Clean Water for North Carolina
Statewide group on drinking water contamination and community environmental health.
Nonprofit / community group
NC Environmental Justice Network
Grassroots network supporting communities near industrial agriculture and waste sites.
Legal and advocacy
Southern Environmental Law Center
Regional public-interest law organization covering the Southeast.
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