Tag: PFAS
Chemours: Thermal Oxidizer destroys PFAS by 99.99 percent
The Chemours Company reports that testing of its Fayetteville Works thermal oxidizer has reduced PFAS emissions by 99.99 percent, according to a news release.
NC State receives $7.4 million to study PFAS
Researchers from North Carolina State University have received a five-year grant to study PFAS toxicity, bioaccumulation, and remediation.
EPA updates PFAS Action Plan, criminal investigations underway
The Environmental Protection Agency has released an update on its PFAS Action Plan, which shows multiple criminal investigations are underway concerning PFAS-related pollution.
Actor Ruffalo visits North Carolina on anti-pollution effort
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is visiting North Carolina to push for policies to eliminate the pollution of chemicals from industrial products.
Petition calls for more action from Brunswick County after alarming water test results
Clean water in schools is what one group want, after a report revealed Brunswick County's Belville Elementary contained the highest level of PFAs contamination compared to other sites across the nation.
Clean Cape Fear petitions EPA over PFAS like GenX
On Wednesday, Clean Cape Fear and several other groups joined the Green Science Policy Institute in petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate PFAS chemicals as hazardous wastes.
Chemours’ new air emission facility now up and running
A new facility to reduce the air emissions of GenX and other PFAS is now up and running at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site in Bladen County.
Local advocate joins PFAS discussion on Capitol Hill
Tuesday morning, conversations about Gen-X and PFAS happened on Capitol Hill with Clean Cape Fear co-founder Emily Donovan joining the discussion.
Concerned protesters take action against PFAS
People from all over the Cape Fear region and the world voiced their concerns as they protested against water pollution at the Chemours plant.