…PFAS during a three-month testing period in early 2020. But weekly samples CFPUA collects from the river still have Chemours-specific PFAS, Vandermeyden said. The presence of GenX has greatly declined, but some compounds, specifically PFMOAA, one of the shortest short-chain PFAS, has increased, he said. PFMOAA (perfluoro-2-methoxyacetic acid) is one…
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Analysis: DEQ Braces for Budget Cuts
…over priorities between the state House and Senate and the executive branch for more than a decade as its dealt with a host of high-profile crises like coal ash, GenX in public drinking water supplies and hurricanes. A budget deal between the House and Senate last year would have given…
EPA: Criminal PFAS Investigations Underway
…address PFAS releases and contamination with technical and enforcement support, including joint-prosecution agreements, investigations, inspections, and sampling, according to the report. Also, Chemours Co., whose plant near Fayetteville was identified as the source of the substance GenX in the Cape Fear River, disclosed in a recent filing with the Securities…
Review Highlights DEQ Funding Shortfall
Department of Environmental Quality staff sample Bladen County water for GenX. Photo: NCDEQ RALEIGH — Legislators want to see the Department of Environmental Quality further streamlined and turning around permits faster but were warned this week that both tasks will be difficult at current funding levels. A deep dive into…
Senate Lowers Bottom Line on PFAS Funding
Co-published with Carolina Public Press RALEIGH — Senate and House budget proposals contrast sharply with the governor’s on how each deals with emerging contaminants. In the years since the 2017 revelations about GenX in the Cape Fear River, legislators as a group are far more familiar with the challenges of…
Legislators Advance PFAS, Environmental Bills
…in discharge permits and prohibit the discharge of unauthorized and undisclosed compounds. The bill, parts of which Harrison filed last session in the House in the wake of the GenX revelations in Wilmington, would also repeal the so-called Hardison Amendment that prohibits the state from enacting laws that are more…
NC Environmental Policy Talks Mostly Secret
…try to improve the final product. The House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality, which was set up in 2017 to review GenX and other river contamination issues, wrapped up its work on April 28, just ahead of the last year’s short session. So far, it hasn’t been determined…
New Faces Chosen In Some Coastal Districts
…in races that, like the Peterson-Lee contest, focused on GenX and water quality issues. In Cumberland County, where GenX was also a major issue, incumbent Republican Sen. Wesley Meredith was unseated by Democrat Kirk DeViere in race that is also likely headed to a recount. Since several races appear to…
‘What’s In Our Water?’ Panel Discussion Set
WILMINGTON –On the first anniversary of the announcement of GenX in the area’s water supply, the Cape Fear Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is set to host 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday a panel conversation with water quality experts. First Clean Water Week Begins June 1 The discussion, dubbed “What’s in Our Water?”…
Cooper’s Budget Plan Funds Conservation
…be a win for North Carolinians and the environment thanks to increased funding for clean water and land protection,” Gavin said Thursday in a statement. “It would also improve coastal resiliency from natural disasters and strengthen the state’s capacity to enforce environmental laws.” GenX, Coal Ash Cooper’s budget also contains…
Cape Fear Reclassification Concerns Mayor
WILMINGTON — With the recent findings that the river contains chemicals, including the unregulated GenX, the mayor here wants the effort slowed to designate a 15-mile stretch of the Cape Fear River as both a swamp and river water. Mayor Bill Saffo has asked the Department of Environmental Quality, or…
Panel to Advise DEQ on Environmental Justice
…GenX, landfills, coal ash and animal feeding operations. “We drink the same water, we breathe the same air that we test all across North Carolina. And that’s why this particular board, the Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board, is so important to us.” A Missing Component Veronica Carter of Leland,…