Chemours headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. A DuPont spin-off, Chemours has agreed to pay the state a total of $13 million in a recent consent order, in which the company admits to no wrongdoing. (Port City Daily/Courtesy Google Maps)

Chemours wants state to allow GenX at levels 1,000 times higher than EPA advisory

RALEIGH—Chemours is asking the state to declare the safe levels of GenX in the environment at 1,000 times higher than the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s current Drinking Water Health Advisory Level. The DuPont subsidiary has submitted a formal petition to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to inflate allowable levels of GenX, the chemical … Continue reading Chemours wants state to allow GenX at levels 1,000 times higher than EPA advisory

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