The federal government has announced a $450 million settlement with Chemours to resolve complaints about the release of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in North Carolina, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
NCWQA tells lawmakers PFAS minimization is working and state level legislation is not needed at this time.
House committee opens discussions on PFAS levels, following findings of DEQ study.
Testing shows Rocco has the highest total PFAS levels of any water treatment plant in NC and the highest Gen-X levels of any groundwater-based system in the US.
NC beers typically showed more PFAS compounds than beers from Michigan or California, other states examined in the study.
The EPA said it plans to ease some drinking water rules on "forever chemicals" set last year, but will keep current limits on two of the most common types.
To tackle forever chemicals, the NC Senate budget commits $110 million over the two-year biennium to create the PFAS Mitigation Fund.
There was this “No Wetlands, No Seafood” bumper sticker on the back of a Subaru station wagon sitting in the Walmart parking lot. It had the typical dark blue background and plain white letters we all have become accustomed to. This one differed in that it was only one of 50 plastered all over the...
Saying “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” is a mouthful—so let’s stick with the common abbreviation for this group of man-made chemicals: PFAS. And no, you don’t want a mouthful of them. If consumed in high concentrations, PFAS may be harmful to human health. But we don’t know how high a concentration it takes. That’s why the...
A new study found that in four major NC river basins, most monitors show either improving or stable water quality over the past three decades. This just can't be true, right?
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