Gov. Cooper: DEQ will deny Chemours GenX release permit request, announces next steps
Gov. Roy Cooper is calling for criminal investigations and denying permit requests to Chemours as the search for answers about GenX continues.
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Attorney General demands answers from Chemours, opens investigation
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has opened an investigation into Chemours.
Additional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and stopped
Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday said additional sources of the chemical GenX at the Chemours industrial complex have been stopped to prevent the unregulated compound from discharging to the Cape Fear River.
DEQ confirms Chemours has stopped discharging GenX
Staff with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Tuesday inspected Chemours’ Fayetteville facility and verified that the company is containing wastewater from the byproduct GenX.
Chemours says it will take additional steps to keep GenX from Cape Fear River as EPA, state begin investigations
Chemours says it will take additional steps to keep GenX out of the Cape Fear River as federal regulators say they are investigating the company.
Southern Environmental Law Center investigating Chemours
In 2012, Chemours failed a toxicity test on its discharge.
NCDEQ looking into another company operating under Chemours' permit
As state regulators continue to investigate Chemours, they are also investigating another company that discharges into the Cape Fear River.
Toxic chemical report plays havoc with Chemours' stock
Chemours -- coming off three strong quarters, a nearly $100 million profit increase and cracking the Fortune 500 -- has had a tumultuous week since reports surfaced linking the company to a toxic chemical found in the Cape Fear River.
Chemours issues statement on GenX meeting with local leaders
There's been a lot of information to digest since yesterday's big meeting in Wilmington about GenX.
Area leaders meet with GenX maker Chemours; protestors rally outside
A meeting is underway between local leaders and the maker of the chemical compound that has many in southeastern North Carolina worried about the safety of our drinking water.
List released of those attending Chemours meeting
Six employees from Chemours, including a Toxicology leader and Environmental Manager are attending the meeting on Thursday with local leaders.
Pender County Commissioners hear update on advertising cost with local paper, pass several other items
Last year, the commissioners voted to move advertising from the Pender Topsail Post and Voice newspaper to the Wilmington Star News.
Brunswick County Commissioners discuss fire services, unanimously approve two resolutions
Commissioners also heard information about fire services in the county, with a new contract between the county and fire departments expected to be presented by county staff at the January 20th meeting.
Wilmington City Council unanimously pass resolution opposing expansion of Chemour's Bladen County facility
Wilmington City Council unanimously passed a resolution during its meeting Wednesday night opposing the expansion of Chemours' Fayetteville Works facility in Bladen County.
DEQ expands PFAS well testing to more areas in Southeastern NC
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is requiring Chemours to expand eligibility for private well testing tied to PFAS contamination, now covering additional portions of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties.
NCDEQ secretary tours Wilmington water treatment plant as PFAS pollution continues
NCDEQ Secretary Reid Wilson toured the Sweeny Water Treatment Plant Friday as PFAS polluters continue to dump into waterways with no limits.
Several bills relating to PFAS making way through NC General Assembly
House Bill 569 is sponsored by Representatives Ted Davis and Frank Iler. The bill would hold PFAS polluters, like Chemours, financially liable for cleanup costs.
EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones.
Rep. Davis' PFAS Polluter Liability Act passes NC House, heads to Senate
Two bills filed by a state representative regulating the use of PFAS chemicals are now headed to the North Carolina Senate after passing in the House.
Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that thankfully hadn’t yet spread.
Gov. Josh Stein reflects on his first 100 days in office
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein will reach his first 100 days in office later this month. WWAY sat down with him to talk about his job so far.
NCDEQ draft permit for Lear Corp. does not limit PFAS discharge despite backlash
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is poised to issue a permit giving the go-ahead for a company upstream to dump dangerous compounds into the Cape Fear River.
Bill for `forever chemicals' manufacturers to pay North Carolina water systems advances
The measure was sought by Republican lawmakers from the Wilmington area, where upstream discharges into the Cape Fear River of PFAS chemicals have contributed to public utilities serving hundreds of thousands of people to spend large amounts to filter them out.
A closer look at EPA's news conference held, new national drinking water standards
On Wednesday, EPA Administrator Michael Regan was in Fayetteville to announce new national drinking water standards for PFAS.