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.
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 says these costs do not include the staff time spent on GenX related activities.
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.
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A panel of experts is trying to get answers when it comes to GenX and how it is affecting you and your family.
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.
They will recruit 400 volunteers who will give blood, urine and drinking water samples and complete a questionnaire on their water-use history.
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.
A new class action lawsuit has come down on DuPont and Chemours as a result of the GenX contamination of the Cape Fear River.
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.
The quality of our water here in the Cape Fear took center stage in Raleigh today.
Today, Gov. Cooper will veto House Bill 56, An Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws.
The full extent of the potential environmental impacts of GenX and other emerging contaminants produced by Chemours is something state regulators are trying to grasp.
The actions taken by Republican leaders are being called partisan by several special interest groups.
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that allows local officials to being improving water quality in the Cape fear River while helping ensure the state DEQ enforces the law against the company that dumped GenX into the water supply.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality says the EPA identified two additional chemical compounds in the Cape Fear River.
Gov. Roy Cooper will spend much of his day in southeastern North Carolina.
GenX is one of the big topics that came up this morning when WWAY's Hannah Patrick sat down with Congressman David Rouzer about several important issues in the Cape Fear and across the country.
Concentrations of GenX in finished drinking water along the Cape Fear River remain well below the state’s health goal, according to the latest test results released today.
GenX has been the big story all summer and it's getting attention from state lawmakers. The State Environmental Review Commission met in Wilmington to discuss its investigation into GenX.
The Environmental Review Commission will meet in Wilmington on Wednesday to investigate the discharge of GenX into the Cape Fear River.
Starting as early as today, customers will find a letter on GenX from CFPUA Chairman Mike Brown and Executive Director Jim Flechtner in their next bill.
Brockovich also wanted to inform the public of how hard the fight can be but they must stay vigilant during this time.