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WFAE Studios
by WFAE
WFAE's investigative series, special reports and public conversations.
Episodes
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'Asbestos Town' 1-Hour Special: A Look At How Contamination Has Affected Davidson Community, Development
In this hourlong special, we'll hear stories about cancer-causing asbestos left behind after the closing of the Carolina Asbestos Co. in downtown Davidson, North Carolina.
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Despite Asbestos, Can This Old Davidson Mill Be Redeveloped?
A Charlotte company wants to redevelop the 130-year-old Linden Cotton Mill in downtown Davidson as offices, shops and maybe a brewery or restaurant. But the factory also once made asbestos products, and the five-acre site is contaminated. In Part 3 of WFAE's series Asbestos Town, environmental...
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Asbestos At The Mill And In The Black Neighborhood Around It
Asbestos contamination from an old factory in Davidson is not just an environmental concern on site. It's also a problem throughout the historically African American neighborhood nearby. Today, in the second of our three-part series Asbestos Town, WFAE environmental reporter David Boraks looks at...
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Davidson's Legacy Of Asbestos Contamination And Distrust
Here's a familiar story in the Charlotte region: An old brick textile mill is turned into something hip — a brewery, apartments or a food hall. It happens all the time, but attempts to redevelop a 130-year-old cotton mill in downtown Davidson have failed. The problem is cancer-causing asbestos.…
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