Sampson County News and In-Depth Reporting

Waste, Race, and Place

Trucks carrying waste line up at the state’s largest landfill. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly)

In Roseboro’s Snow Hill neighborhood, a community has waged a 50-year fight against the state’s largest landfill.

North Carolina Trees Are Feeding Europe’s ‘Clean Energy’ Revolution

Two large white domes for wood pellet storage located at the Port of Wilmington.

Scientists and environmental activists have raised concerns about the carbon benefit of burning wood pellets for power. But the industry churning them out in North Carolina has continued to grow.