A bipartisan U.S. House bill introduced this week would regulate, including setting a national drinking water standard, for contaminants known as PFAS.
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Flooding, Resilience on Legislators’ Agenda
A new legislative committee is expected to push measures addressing riverine flooding and resiliency needs as numerous bills with coastal provisions advance.
DEQ Penalizes Chemours Nearly $200,000
The state is penalizing Chemours nearly $200,000 for failing to prevent residual PFAS contamination from flowing into the Cape Fear River.
Forum Set on PFAS Research Progress
NC PFAS Testing Network and NC Policy Collaboratory representatives will share their research progress at 6 p.m. May 4 on PFAS and GenX during a virtual public forum.
EPA Has Made Some Changes to PFAS Plan
Facing mounting demands, new leadership at EPA has already begun revising the previous administration’s regulatory plan for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will have a meeting online April 5 to continue discussing PFAS toxicity testing.
EPA Denies Petition to Address PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition from six eastern N.C. community groups to require Chemours Co. to test 54 PFAS produced at its Fayetteville Works facility.
DEQ Highlights Efforts Taken Over Past Year
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality compiled a list of actions taken during 2020 to protect the environment and address the impacts of climate change.
PFAS Levels Still High Despite Emission Cuts
Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water from the Cape Fear River are as high as they were before the state and Chemours entered into a consent order in February 2019.
AG Sues DuPont, Chemours Over PFAS
Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit Tuesday against DuPont, Chemours and related companies over damages from their manufacture, use, and disposal of PFAS chemicals to state resources.
Court Approves GenX Cleanup Addendum
A court has approved changes to the 2019 consent order under which Chemours is permitted to discharge pollutants, requiring the manufacturer to stop more GenX and PFAS from reaching the Cape Fear River.
DEQ Seeks OK for More PFAS Remediation
The Department of Environmental Quality has filed a proposed addendum to the 2019 consent order under which Chemours is allowed to discharge pollutants with new requirements to keep PFAS from entering the Cape Fear River.
PFAS in NC Waters Virtual Forum Oct. 22
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, PFAST Network, NCDEQ and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority are hosting a free, online forum, “Emerging Contaminants in North Carolina Waters” at 10 a.m. Oct. 22.
DEQ Issues PFAS Treatment System Permit
NCDEQ issued a water treatment system permit for the Chemours Fayetteville Works site to remove PFAS from a contaminated stream that currently flows into the Cape Fear River.
GenX Study Shows Harm to Mice, Offspring
Studies discussed Monday during the North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board meeting compared the toxicity of GenX and related compounds in pregnant mice and their embryos.
State Seeks Input on Chemours’ Next Steps
The state is taking comments until Sept. 17 on the latest steps to prevent GenX and other PFAS pollution from entering the Cape Fear River through contaminated groundwater from the Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Site.
