Ahead of Gov. Roy Cooper's planned visit to Wilmington on Monday to discuss GenX, local leaders sent a letter to the governor that outlines several of their concerns they want addressed.
We are now learning more about the levels of GenX in our water. During the forum WWAY hosted along with StarNews and WHQR Wednesday night, panelists said they were encouraged the levels have gone down.
Discussion about GenX continued Tuesday night as one organization led a series of forums they call 'Crimes Against Humanity.' The forum was the first of a seven on their list. Tonight's event targeted the lack of communication over what the area has been experiencing with GenX.
The researcher who authored the study that revealed the threat of the chemical compound GenX in the Cape Fear River and the area's drinking water says some home treatment systems show success in removing those toxins from tap water.
As worries about GenX in the region's water supply continue, WWAY and its media partners are holding another forum; this time to address concerns in Brunswick County.
New Hanover County will host a press conference Monday at 2:45pm at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse on the State’s GenX data and health assessment
Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge and ensure the safety of its drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper today told the U.S Environmental Protection Agency.
Dozens rallied in Sunset Beach today against offshore drilling, seismic testing, and GenX.
Lack of answers and lack of state help are two concerns expressed by local leaders during a news conference Monday about GenX and water tests results.
CFPUA board chairman's July 14 GenX morning update
State officials today released their first results of water quality samples and an updated preliminary health assessment for concentrations of the unregulated compound GenX in finished, or treated, drinking water.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has contracted with Wilmington-based Catlin Engineering to pump almost 50 million gallons of water contaminated by GenX out of an aquifer where it was stored for later use.
State officials have received data from the first rounds of water samples collected in the Cape Fear River to test for GenX, but it will still be a while longer before the information is made public.
Brunswick County says tests of its raw and treated water has found GenX concentrations at much lower levels than what were reported in a study that used data from 2013 and 2014.
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority says the first analysis of samples of its water show lower levels of GenX compared to samples used in the study that set off the region's concern about water safety.
Hundreds packed Kenan Auditorium at UNCW Wednesday night, as more than a dozen experts were put on a panel to address the public's concerns and questions about GenX.
There are still plenty of questions about GenX in the area's drinking water, but there are far more answers after WWAY, the StarNews and WHQR hosted a GenX Forum Wednesday night.
The Belville Board of Commissioners wanted the public to know that they are concerned, too.
WWAY News, StarNews Media and HQR News 91.3 are sponsoring a GenX Forum Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at UNCW's Kenan Auditorium.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services is examining cancer rates in the Cape Fear region over recent decades to compare them with statewide rates, according to a news release from Brunswick County.
The CFPUA Board of Directors will hold another special meeting this afternoon to discuss GenX and how the utility handled the information about the toxin.
A sea of red filled city hall as hundreds of people came out to make their voices heard.
Two weeks ago GenX became a familiar term for those who live in Southeastern North Carolina.
Chemours will voluntarily stop discharging the manufacturing effluent that contains GenX into the river this morning (June 21, 2017).