That shirt you love may not be good for the planet. According to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, our state’s textile industry remains the largest in the nation, but experts say the sector is also a big polluter. Inside her third-floor office at Wilson College of Textiles, N.C. State Associate Professor Ericka Ford is developing material that could change the way fabrics are made all over the world, improving a process that’s creating potent pollution.