N.C. Legislative Building, Raleigh. This is a developing story. Update: House and Senate Republicans and Democrats filed competing bills Thursday with different approaches to addressing GenX and other emerging contaminants. RALEIGH — “We’re moving forward on it,” Senate Rules Committee chairman Bill Rabon said Wednesday afternoon as he and Rep….
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GenX Discovered in Rainwater at UNCW
RALEIGH — University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers have found trace amounts of GenX in rainwater on campus, WRAL.com reported. GenX chemical structure A university scientist told state legislators Wednesday about the discover during a meeting of the House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality. The concentration of GenX,…
Stalemate On GenX: Senate Says No Urgency
…response to GenX and other emerging contaminants. House Bill 189, the result of work this winter by the House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality, was effectively dead in the Senate even before the 116-0 vote to pass the measure in the House late Wednesday. The bill included provisions…
Public Forum Dec. 4 To Hear GenX Concerns
…interim report on GenX and presentations of available health studies and advisories related to GenX plus other items on the the agenda. The Science Advisory Board members were chosen to assist DEQ and DHHS by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants released into the environment; acting as consultants on DEQ’s…
State, Chemours Reach Agreement on GenX
BLADEN COUNTY – A partial consent order approved late Friday between the state and Chemours that requires the company that produces the compound GenX to continue to prevent its discharge into the Cape Fear River and stop the release of two other compounds of concern, the Wilmington StarNews reported. Chemours’…
Agency Heads Respond to GenX Questions
RALEIGH – The heads of the state departments of Health and Human Services and Environmental Quality have responded to members of the North Carolina Senate who had questioned Gov. Roy Cooper and his administration’s handling of the GenX contamination of the Cape Fear River and Cooper’s request for $2.6 million…
Riverkeeper, SELC Defend GenX Agreement
…Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601. Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette and Southern Environmental Law Center Senior Attorney Geoff Gisler defended why they joined a consent order that would require the company to pay a $12 million penalty, reduce air emissions of GenX immediately and clean up and decrease per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
State to host PFAS, GenX remediation update
…state representatives, community members who registered online before the meeting will have an opportunity to ask questions. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions through a chat feature in the web conferencing software. More information about the state’s investigation can be found at https://deq.nc.gov/news/hot-topics/genx-investigation. Information for residents can be found at https://deq.nc.gov/news/key-issues/genx-investigation/genx-information-residents….
State’s Changes, Challenges to Continue
…of GenX filtration technologies. House and Senate river quality committees were formed to examine GenX and the state’s response to GenX in the Wilmington and Fayetteville region as well as continued studies on emerging contaminants and potential legislation and required funding. Beaufort approved a new watershed protection plan to reduce…
Court Approves GenX Cleanup Addendum
…from entering the Cape Fear River from its Fayetteville Works site. The addendum under the consent order requires Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility to stop 99% of GenX and other PFAS from entering the Cape Fear River, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, which negotiated the agreement on behalf of…
Chemours Must Cut GenX Water Pollution
This map shows the locations of the Chemours facility, wastewater treatment plants, International Paper and wells along the Cape Fear River. Map: DEQ Conservation groups and state environmental regulators announced Thursday further steps Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility must take to reduce by at least 99% GenX and other polyfluoroalkyl substances…
NCDEQ to Hold GenX Information Meeting
…name and phone number at 919-707-8233. Following the presentations by state representatives, community members who preregistered will have an opportunity to ask questions. The public can also ask questions through a chat feature in the web conferencing software. Learn More WebEx meeting link DEQ GenX Investigation GenX information for residents…