/tags/durham Durham en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 15:36:58 GMT /environment/2025-05-09/epa-dissolve-office-research-development-cuts Several hundred people work in the Office of Research and Development at EPA's campus at Research Triangle Park. This office is being dissolved. Researchers will now move to different program offices. Fri, 09 May 2025 15:36:58 GMT /environment/2025-05-09/epa-dissolve-office-research-development-cuts Celeste Gracia /term/news/2025-04-30/china-tariffs-asian-restaurants Small businesses that depend on imported Chinese goods, like Asian restaurants and grocery stores, are grappling with rising costs due to the 145% tariff on China. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:39:42 GMT /term/news/2025-04-30/china-tariffs-asian-restaurants Eli Chen /race-class-communities/2025-04-16/federal-government-cuts-grant-durham-pauli-murray-center The leadership of the Pauli Murray Center says it's another attempt from the Trump Administration to censor their work. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:31:06 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-16/federal-government-cuts-grant-durham-pauli-murray-center Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /politics/2025-04-08/u-s-government-revokes-visas-international-duke-university-students-alumnus Duke University is the second Triangle university after NC State to have students whose visas were terminated by the U.S. State Department this year. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:02:44 GMT /politics/2025-04-08/u-s-government-revokes-visas-international-duke-university-students-alumnus Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /environment/2025-03-27/epa-proposed-cuts-rtp-research Under the Trump administration, the EPA is reportedly considering plans to dissolve its scientific research office. At Research Triangle Park, several hundred people work in this division at EPA’s large regional campus. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:35:56 GMT /environment/2025-03-27/epa-proposed-cuts-rtp-research Celeste Gracia /education/2025-03-26/durham-association-educators-rally-recognition DAE has been advocating for more than a year for a formal "seat at the table" with district administrators. This week, three school board members voiced their support. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:33:24 GMT /education/2025-03-26/durham-association-educators-rally-recognition Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-03-11/josh-stein-statistics-child-care-crisis-north-carolina-fact-check This week, Gov. Josh Stein shared six statistics that underscore why he's calling the current state of child care a “crisis.” Education reporter Liz Schlemmer fact checked the claims. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:28:03 GMT /education/2025-03-11/josh-stein-statistics-child-care-crisis-north-carolina-fact-check Liz Schlemmer /race-class-communities/2025-03-07/pauli-murray-center-removal-queer-transgender-identity-national-park-service A directive from the Trump administration has led to the removal of references to Pauli Murray's queer and transgender identities on the federal U.S. National Park Service website. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:29:08 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-03-07/pauli-murray-center-removal-queer-transgender-identity-national-park-service Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture After much community anticipation, the Wheels Roller Skating Rink in east Durham is reopening under city ownership. Roller rinks across the country have declined drastically since the 1990s. Since then, North Carolina has lost roughly half of its rinks. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:37:13 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture Eli Chen /race-class-communities/2025-02-21/hayti-negro-durham-film-black-history-month The film, "Negro Durham Marches On," depicts many of the thriving Black-owned businesses and organizations in Durham's Hayti community before they were lost to urban renewal and the construction of the Durham Freeway. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:09:46 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-21/hayti-negro-durham-film-black-history-month Aaron Sánchez-Guerra