Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Apr 13, 2023

CCEE hosts water contamination detection and response workshop

CCEE hosted a workshop alongside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 4 to bring water utility, public health, health care professionals and other community members together to discuss how the detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could impact public health and public confidence in the water supply.  

Jun 15, 2022

NC State researchers recognized for work on PFAS pollution

Detlef Knappe’s work discovering and tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in the Cape Fear River basin in eastern North Carolina was recognized by a grateful city council in Wilmington, NC, earlier this month. 

May 27, 2022

Christopher Frey confirmed by Senate for new EPA role

CCEE’s Dr. Christopher Frey was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as assistant administrator for the Office and Research and Development (ORD) at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

Mar 31, 2011

Frey appointed chair of EPA Lead Review Panel

Dr. Christopher Frey, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been appointed chair of the Lead Review Panel of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). 

Jun 2, 2010

North Carolina Solar Center receives Southeast Diesel Collaborative Leadership Award

— Recognized for exemplary projects in emissions reductions in N.C. counties (Raleigh, N.C. –  June 2, 2010) –  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Air, Pesticides, Toxics Management Division Director Ken Lapierre, on behalf of the Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC), presented the North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University with the Leadership…