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Cape Fear River at Raven Rock State Park NC

New GenX Study Points To Serious Health Implications Of Low-Level Exposure In Mice

Celeste Gracia

A study looking at the effects of GenX on pregnant mice found the chemical compound causes serious problems in both mother and offspring. The research…

News

Chemours Pledges New Steps To Keep GenX Out Of River

David Boraks

State regulators and environmentalists have reached an agreement with chemical maker Chemours that adds new requirements for preventing contamination of...

Sign outside Chemours' Fayetteville Works site

Environment

GenX Contamination Research Continues Three Years After Breaking Story

Kaia Findlay

Three years ago this weekend, the public learned about the presence of a toxic chemical compound known as GenX in the Wilmington-area drinking water. The…

Environment

GenX Contamination Research Continues Three Years After Breaking Story

Kaia Findlay

Three years ago this weekend, the public learned about the presence of a toxic chemical compound known as GenX in the Wilmington-area drinking water. The…

Environment

Study To Examine How PFAS Chemicals Persist In Water Supplies

Elizabeth Friend

A study out of Michigan examining the persistence of chemicals like PFAS in drinking water could have repercussions for communities in North Carolina.…

Health

Greensboro Will Invest $31M To Get PFOS/PFOA Out Of Tap Water

Rebecca Martinez

Greensboro is putting up $31 million to get industrial chemicals known as PFOS and PFOA out of the drinking water.Michael Borchers works for Greensboro's…

File photo of a protest sign in front of Chemours' President of Fluoroproducts Paul Kirsch during a community meeting hosted by the chemical company Chemours at Faith Tabernacle Christian Center in St. Pauls, N.C. on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

Environment

Wilmington Votes On Chemours Penalty And FEMA Relief During The Shutdown

Dana Terry

This week the Wilmington City Council is expected to vote on a consent order between the North Carolina State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)…

Environment

Wilmington Votes On Chemours Penalty And FEMA Relief During The Shutdown

Dana Terry

This week the Wilmington City Council is expected to vote on a consent order between the North Carolina State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)…

A sign at the entrance of the Fayetteville Works site on N.C. 87 in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Environment

NC DEQ Seeking Public Input On Proposed Settlement With Chemours

Rusty Jacobs

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment over the next few weeks on a proposed consent order with a chemical…

Environment

New Compounds Found In Blood Of Those Near Cape Fear River

Amanda Magnus

Blood tests of New Hanover County residents showed no GenX, but they did reveal several newly-identified perfluorinated compounds. On Tuesday officials…