Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouring into the French Broad River in the fall of 2024, Shea Tuberty ...
Major threats to the river include bacteria, sediment, stormwater runoff, and emerging contaminants like PFAS. Cleanup efforts after Tropical Storm Helene have removed millions of pounds of debris ...