North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider state Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
In the Carolinas, in particular, much of the war consisted of Patriots and Loyalists raiding, robbing, wounding, or killing each other in regular spasms of violence.
The North Carolina Supreme Court split 5-2 in granting a stay in Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a document Thursday with the North Carolina Supreme Court defending his authority to pursue a five-year-old environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. The companies have asked the high court to rule that Jackson lacks authority to wage the legal battle.
The July 1775 burning of Fort Johnston was the first true military action of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina — but it would hardly be the last.
NC beers typically showed more PFAS compounds than beers from Michigan or California, other states examined in the study.
A lighthouse in this location helped ships safely navigate into the Cape Fear River, eventually securing Wilmington’s rise as a commercial hub.
The North Carolina House Environment Committee voted in support of House Bill 864 (PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability), which would mandate PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) manufacturers to cover cleanup costs for public water systems across the state.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected four environmental groups’ lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency over PFAS testing. The groups had argued that the federal agency had effectively denied a petition to test certain chemicals at a Chemours plant south of Fayetteville. The split 2-1 ruling Monday affirms a decision from US District Judge Richard Myers favoring the EPA.
From a manufacturing point of view, the chemicals are extremely useful. But from a consumer point of view, health concerns loom.
Construction is on hold at VinFast’s proposed $4 billion electric vehicle factory in Moncure, Chatham County, after the electric vehicle maker revised its plans for a scaled-down version of the facility.
