/tags/genx GenX en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 18:01:17 GMT /politics/2025-05-09/chemours-pay-pfas-removal-nc-house-bill Rep. Ted Davis has spent five years working on legislation that would make Chemours pay for PFAS-removing upgrades built by Southeastern NC utilities. Fri, 09 May 2025 18:01:17 GMT /politics/2025-05-09/chemours-pay-pfas-removal-nc-house-bill Adam Wagner /politics/2025-04-17/wilmington-ted-davis-chemours-pfas-cape-fear Utilities in and around Wilmington have spent more than $240 million installing filters since learning of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:38:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-17/wilmington-ted-davis-chemours-pfas-cape-fear Adam Wagner /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear The new rules establish legally enforceable levels for six kinds of PFAS. Levels range from four-to-10 parts per trillion. Public water systems across the country have until 2029 to meet these standards. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:02 GMT /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear Celeste Gracia /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Between recent studies and lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers filed by Attorney General Josh Stein, polluters are being put on notice that they have to clean up. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:26:40 GMT /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Will Atwater | North Carolina Health News /news/2022-06-22/new-epa-standards-pfas-too-high-in-1-700-more-cumberland-county-wells State Department of Environmental Quality plans remote public hearing for residents as federal guidelines for safe drinking water change due to new research. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:00:07 GMT /news/2022-06-22/new-epa-standards-pfas-too-high-in-1-700-more-cumberland-county-wells Ben Sessoms / Carolina Public Press /environment/2022-06-08/5-years-genx-probe-nc-govt-action-plan-unveiled-pfas-cooper North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and his environmental chief have unveiled a new strategy to address further efforts to reduce and remedy a broad category of “forever chemicals” like GenX in water sources. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:18:38 GMT /environment/2022-06-08/5-years-genx-probe-nc-govt-action-plan-unveiled-pfas-cooper Associated Press /news/2022-04-14/chemours-draft-wastewater-permit-will-allow-for-discharge-of-large-amounts-of-pollutants-critics-say Environmental advocates say the company has the technology to eliminate essentially all PFAS pollutants from the water . Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:31:33 GMT /news/2022-04-14/chemours-draft-wastewater-permit-will-allow-for-discharge-of-large-amounts-of-pollutants-critics-say Celeste Gracia /military/2022-02-09/military-looking-pfas-pollution-north-carolina-bases-cleaning-decades The Pentagon has begun a long process of trying to identify and cleanup PFAS contamination at hundreds of military sites around the country. Critics say the process will take too long. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /military/2022-02-09/military-looking-pfas-pollution-north-carolina-bases-cleaning-decades Jay Price /environment/2021-06-09/cumberland-county-legal-action-chemical-water-contamination-genx-chemours Cumberland County is considering legal action against Chemours to get funding for a new public water system that would alleviate Gen X contamination. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:55:12 GMT /environment/2021-06-09/cumberland-county-legal-action-chemical-water-contamination-genx-chemours Celeste Gracia /environment/2020-10-13/north-carolina-sues-for-damages-in-forever-chemicals-release The state of North Carolina sued on Tuesday to seek financial damages from companies associated with so-called “forever chemicals” released for decades… Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:07:39 GMT /environment/2020-10-13/north-carolina-sues-for-damages-in-forever-chemicals-release Associated Press