Water exec: Uncertain mix of chemicals from consumer taps
A public water utility that studied what it was serving its 200,000 North Carolina customers is finding a soup of unregulated industrial chemicals with uncertain health effects/
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UNCW researchers discuss findings on GenX after submitting report
Discussing the latest findings about the many unknowns of GenX, that's what several UNCW researchers did Wednesday afternoon just days after they delivered their final report to state lawmakers.
UNCW submits GenX report to Environmental Review Commission
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington have delivered their final report on GenX to the NC House of Representatives, which reveals several new poly-fluoroalkyl chemical compounds were identified at the Sweeney Water Treatment Facility.
DEQ secretary makes case for additional GenX funding
Regulators will likely make public within a week the first batch of air monitoring results from Chemours’ Fayetteville Works emissions, a N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) official told legislators on Thursday.
Tests show GenX found in more North Carolina wells
A county health director in North Carolina says nearly all the wells tested in his county had a chemical compound that might cause cancer.
Regulators: Proof GenX carried in wind, falls in rain
North Carolina environmental regulators say they now have proof GenX is carried aloft by winds and falls to earth in rainwater miles from the chemical plant where it's made.
GenX found in rainwater on UNCW campus
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued six violation notifications to Chemours in the past several months.
Legislature adjourns as no compromise made to fund research on GenX
Two bills passed to deal with researching GenX. They both differ on who will do the research. One lawmaker says the Senate has made an effort to negotiate.
Chemical that soiled North Carolina water found in West Virginia
The little-studied compound that was found in a North Carolina river last year has also been found in a well under a West Virginia Chemours facility.
Neighbors frustrated fire off at Bladen County GenX forum
New test results are coming from what experts say. None of them talk about the affects of GenX though. That left many neighbors still concerned as they grow tired of having to live with the faucets turned off.
Judge streamlining federal lawsuits over tainted river
A federal judge wants to streamline lawsuits blaming two companies for releasing a little-understood compound from a North Carolina chemical plant into waters used by hundreds of thousands of people.
GenX dominates the news in 2017
On June 7th, the Starnews broke the story about GenX in the Cape Fear River. As the region learned about this compound from the Chemours chemical plant near Fayetteville in the drinking water supply, citizens wanted answers.
State to test drinking supplies for chemicals emerging as risks
North Carolina environmental regulators will start testing the state's major supplies of drinking water to learn whether people are ingesting industrial chemicals whose health effects are poorly understood, a state official said Friday.
CFPUA: Costs of GenX treatment surpass $1 million
CFPUA says these costs do not include the staff time spent on GenX related activities.
Elevated levels of GenX found in 30 more private wells
The state has ordered Chemours to provide bottled water to 30 more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville Works facility after the latest results from the company’s expanded private well sampling showed concentrations of GenX above the state’s provisional health goal.
Battle for H2Go: How we got here
As the battle over the future of H2Go and its plans for a reverse osmosis plant go to court, we break down what's happened over the last several years to get here.
GenX in food? High levels of contamination found in farmer's honey
A panel of experts is trying to get answers when it comes to GenX and how it is affecting you and your family.
Chemical company's response to water worries: Silence
Americans have grown accustomed to hearing apologies from everyone from cheating car-makers to cheating presidents, but a Fortune 500 chemical company with a pollution problem in North Carolina is following a different model: don't apologize, don't explain.
New Hanover County neighbors can take part in study on affects of GenX exposure
They will recruit 400 volunteers who will give blood, urine and drinking water samples and complete a questionnaire on their water-use history.
NC lawmakers hear from researchers about GenX
On Thursday, the House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality met at the General Assembly to hear directly from researchers and state officials dealing with the issue.
New lawsuit alleges medical conditions as a result of GenX contamination
A new class action lawsuit has come down on DuPont and Chemours as a result of the GenX contamination of the Cape Fear River.
Senate Select Committee discusses GenX
North Carolina's Senate Select Committee held a meeting Tuesday afternoon regarding river water quality in our state, specifically GenX and what is being done to understand the compound and it's impact on the Cape Fear River.
Special Committee discusses GenX in Raleigh
The quality of our water here in the Cape Fear took center stage in Raleigh today.
Gov. Cooper vetoes bill about GenX funding, Sen. Lee responds
Today, Gov. Cooper will veto House Bill 56, An Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws.