Study: Novel PFAS comprise 24% of blood tested in Wilmington residents
North Carolina State University's GenX Exposure Study has detected PFAS's in human blood in Wilmington.
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West Virginia suit filed over exposure to firefighting foam
Seven companies have been named in a lawsuit related to the contamination of a West Virginia city’s water supply from firefighting foam.
CFPUA completes source water protection plan along 160 miles of watershed
A years-long effort by CFPUA staff has culminated in the 2020 Source Water Risk and Resiliency Plan, a detailed summary of sites with the potential to affect water quality at the region’s primary drinking water source.
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.
Report: Brunswick County tops national list for PFAS contamination
Drinking water in part of Brunswick County is considered the most toxic in the United States, according to new testing. Wilmington is ranked number 5.
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.
Report: PFAS levels in river nearly 1,000 times than 'health goal' before 2017
A recent report shows the total concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Cape Fear River was nearly 1,000 times more than the state’s recommended “health goal” level for GenX before 2017.
Utilities operations back to normal after spill, Kuraray releases statement
Brunswick County is alerting residents and water costumers of a spill from the Chemours Fayetteville Works industrial site.
Burn ban issued for Brunswick County
A burn ban was issued Wednesday for the unincorporated areas within Brunswick County, this comes after utilities decided to shut off water intake following a spill at the Chemours site.
Brunswick Co. woman to testify before Congress about GenX
A little more than two years after we first learned about GenX in our drinking water, a Brunswick County woman is headed to Washington, DC to have her concerns heard.
FDA food sampling finds 'substantial' PFAS contamination
The Food and Drug Administration's first broad testing of food for a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds found substantial levels in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf chocolate cake, according to unreleased findings FDA researchers presented at a scientific conference in Europe.
New Hampshire sues 3M, DuPont, other chemical companies
New Hampshire has sued eight companies including 3M and the DuPont Co. for damage it says has been caused statewide by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in pizza boxes, fast-food wrappers and drinking water.
NCDEQ to begin testing New Hanover County groundwater for PFAS
State regulators this week said they plan to begin testing groundwater from monitoring wells in New Hanover County for the presence of PFAS compounds.
CFPUA denied $47M state grant to help pay for treatment plant upgrades
Money to upgrade a water treatment plant in New Hanover County to filter out GenX and other PFAS compounds will not come from a state grant as hoped.
Wrightsville Beach files lawsuit after GenX, compounds found in drinking water
GenX and other PFAS's have now been found in one of the wells the Town of Wrightsville Beach uses for its drinking water.
Reporter who broke GenX contamination story hired as CFPUA spokesman
The StarNews correspondent who broke the story about the NCSU study that found GenX in the Cape Fear River is now the new public information officer for Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.
Gov. Cooper: 2018 was a tough year for North Carolina
From holding Chemours accountable for dumping GenX in the Cape Fear River to recovering from Hurricane Florence, it's been quite a year for North Carolina.
Neighbors, leaders share opposition to consent order as DEQ holds public meeeting
DEQ shared a host of new of information including the most recent consent order, filtration and bodily fluid contamination tests. However, it's that consent order that has many down the Cape Fear River still upset.
Report: River's industrial chemicals come from plant, others
A study performed for a chemical-maker accused of polluting North Carolina's longest river finds the entire waterway used by thousands for drinking water is laced with industrial compounds.
GenX study leads to more questions than answers
Nearly a year and a half after we first learned about the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, we still know very little about how it affects our bodies.
CFPUA hosting forums to seek input on GenX, PFAS treatment
CFPUA is hosting a series of community forums to discuss their strategy to remove GenX and other per-flourinated compounds from the drinking water.
River Watch screens film about C8, GenX contamination
The film 'The Devil We Know' aired at Thalian Hall this evening sponsored by Cape Fear River Watch.