Tag: PFAS
Chemours will need to provide clean water to impacted New Hanover County residents under expanded DEQ order
The bulk of the region’s water is sourced from the Cape Fear River at Kings Bluff Pump Station, located in Riegelwood...
Senator, clean water advocates ask for state action after troubling GenX toxicity report
GenX, a chemical produced by Chemours, is more toxic than previously believed, according to a recent EPA final toxicity report released...
Under Regan’s watch, EPA vows to get tough on PFAS, regulations underway
For decades, Chemours released PFAS substances it knew to be toxic into the Cape Fear River, the drinking water source for...
Despite upstream spike, local levels of 1,4-dioxane below immediately available detection
NEW HANOVER COUNTY ––– Recent test results of 1,4-dioxane in the raw and finished drinking water supply...
DEQ fines Chemours nearly 200K for violating consent order
Several municipalities in southeastern North Carolina have passed resolutions in solidarity with CFPUA to ask NCDEQ to hold Fayetteville Works accountable. (Port...
Despite recent violation, lawyer believes Chemours consent order is working; CFPUA is slow to see results
The Cape Fear River -- the Wilmington area's primary source of drinking water -- has been polluted with toxic chemicals...
Wilmington area still a major source of industrial pollution in state
Fortron Industries' plant on Highway 421, shared with Invista, produces a chemical that causes a cat urine-like smell in the Wilmington-area....
Brunswick County: PFAS levels spiked after potential Chemours’ sediment spill
PFAS levels in the Cape Fear River do appear to have spiked following a sediment spill at Chemours. (Port City Daily...
Preliminary study: State’s highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Cape Fear’s raw water supply
The bulk of the region’s water is sourced from the Cape Fear River at Kings Bluff Pump Station, located in Riegelwood...
Chemours PFAS-reduction work may actually cause temporary spike, CFPUA monitoring levels
Chemours and CFPUA are monitoring levels of PFAS chemicals downriver from the Chemours plant in Greenville. Pictured is the Cape Fear...