Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo has requested that DEQ and the EPA provide more information on an effort that would designate a 15-mile stretch of the Cape Fear River as both a swamp and river water.
GenX
Collaboratory Studies: Better GenX Detection
Researchers with grants from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory are proposing new, simpler ways to test for GenX and other emerging contaminants in drinking water and to encourage more frequent water sampling.
SELC Looks to Stop GenX, Other Chemicals
The Southern Environmental Law Center Monday asked DEQ to make Chemours stop all emissions and discharges of GenX and related compounds and threatened to sue the firm over federal pollution law violations.
Utility Board Set to Consider Filtering Options
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority directors are set to review the results of a study of options for filtering GenX and other contaminants found in the Wilmington area’s drinking water.
Panel to Advise DEQ on Environmental Justice
An advisory board introduced Wednesday at DEQ headquarters in Raleigh is tasked with guiding the agency’s decision making to ensure disadvantaged and minority populations’ interests are considered.
Event to Focus on Cape Fear River Plan
An open house on the Lower Cape Fear River Blueprint, a collaborative effort to protect, manage and restore the river and its natural resources, is set for May 22.
Utility, UNCW Stand By Contaminant Reports
Republicans in the House Committee on N.C. River Quality blasted them as ‘political,’ but UNC Wilmington and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority officials say their study reports on GenX and other contaminants in the water supply are accurate.
Policy Collaboratory Moves Into New Phase
After initial skepticism among Democrats, UNC faculty and environmental advocates, the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory appears to be finding its role and gaining support in its second year.
What Will GenX Health Studies Reveal?
Researchers hope to say this summer whether GenX and other compounds found in New Hanover County residents’ tap water are also in their bodies and what that means for their health.
GenX In Homes: 300 Join Health Effects Study
The tap water in Mary Alice and Skip Hinshaw’s home recently tested well above most of the nearly 200 homes in New Hanover County sampled for GenX in the first part of an ongoing human exposure study.
DEQ Develops Case to Halt GenX Emissions
The Department of Environmental Quality is moving through a process to stop Chemours’ GenX emissions, even if it means Chemours’ shutdown, as legislators consider their next steps ahead of the session that begins next month.
Cooper Seeks $14.5 Million for DEQ, DHHS
In advance of the General Assembly’s session that begins May 16, Gov. Roy Cooper outlined on Tuesday his recommended funding for state environmental and health regulatory agencies to address emerging contaminants including GenX.
DEQ Files Injunction Against Chemours
The state Department of Environmental Quality asked the court Monday to require Chemours to control air emissions of GenX compounds.
Grants Announced for Contaminant Research
The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory has announced $430,000 in grants for three research projects to address emerging contaminants, including GenX, in North Carolina.
State Requires Chemours to Prove Control
The state Division of Air Quality moved Friday to require Chemours to show within three weeks that air emissions at the Fayetteville facility can be controlled at a level that will stop contributions to groundwater violations.
Water Transfer Part of Pender’s Growth Plan
Environmental groups support Pender County’s request to transfer up to 14.5 million gallons of drinking water per day from the Cape Fear to three smaller river basins to meet increasing demand.
