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RALEIGH: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its approval for imports of waste material containing GenX from a Chemours facility in the Netherlands to the Chemours Fayetteville Works Plant in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 10:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 12:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After months of delays, a barrier wall at the Chemours Fayetteville Works Site in Bladen County is complete, according to The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ).
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 9:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a first of its kind National Primary Drinking Water Regulation at a press conference in Wilmington on Tuesday. The regulation applies to six PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as “forever chemicals” that can be found in drinking water.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The list of toxic accidents in the United States is long. I use the term accidents loosely, because some of the toxicity that has poisoned land and river is a consequence of bad decisions, disregard for the safety of people and animals, and a general carelessness of creation.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 8:10 am
By: Lib Campbell
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A bipartisan bill to address PFAS pollution would require polluters like Chemours to reimburse public water systems for cleanup, abatement, and technology needs
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bill allows lawsuits, penalties retroactive to 2017.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bladen County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser approved a consent order Monday holding the Chemours chemical manufacturer accountable for release of GenX and other PFAS emerging contaminants which have polluted the Cape Fear River Basin and surrounding groundwater.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that it has received results from blood and urine samples of 30 people living near Chemours' Fayetteville Works facility who rely on well water and were evaluated for the presence of GenX and 16 other per- and polyfluoroalkyl
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 3:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Although top national environmental regulators confirmed GenX and related chemical compounds are used to produce solar panel components, they say their research does not prioritize what risks that might pose to the environment and human health
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Environmental concerns are real and warranted, particularly when it comes to public health
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state and federal agencies investigate GenX in groundwater, Carolina Journal has learned GenX and its family of unregulated emerging contaminants are present in some of the solar panels increasingly dotting North Carolina's landscape
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Utility Commission will weigh whether the GenX compound that has polluted the Cape Fear River Basin could contaminate the Wilkinson Solar Plant in the Terra Ceia community of Beaufort County
Published: Saturday, May 26th, 2018 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House and Senate Republicans from southeastern North Carolina want Gov. Roy Cooper to close the Chemours chemical manufacturing plant by June if operators don't stop polluting public waterways with the GenX chemical compound
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 @ 11:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's been 10 years since the Libertarian Party had a candidate on the ballot for the state Senate District 8 seat in southeastern North Carolina. This year there will be a contested primary
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House passed House Bill 90 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, commandeering a controversial $58 million discretionary fund Gov. Roy Cooper created with developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and redirecting the money to education
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Noelle Talley, Deputy Communications Director for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement on the legislature's failure to act on GenX
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 @ 8:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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The General Assembly will take up legislation to resolve the GenX water pollution case and judicial redistricting and reform when it returns to special session Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans beat back several attempts Wednesday by Democrats to expand the regulatory scope of a bill dealing with the GenX contaminant dumped into the lower Cape Fear River region, as the measure passed 116-0.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Gov. Cooper will veto House Bill 56, An Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws. Gov. Cooper shared the following veto message
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2017 @ 5:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper has given a high political profile to the discharge of the GenX chemical compound into the Cape Fear River
Published: Sunday, August 20th, 2017 @ 8:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State senators are asking Gov. Roy Cooper's administration to answer more than 20 questions in the next five days, as they consider his request for an extra $2.58 million to deal with concerns about a chemical discharge in the Cape Fear River
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge and ensure the safety of its drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper today told the U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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