Mark Ruffalo-produced documentary chronicles 8-year PFAS fight

By Charlie Fossen | Port City Daily | December 17, 2025

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"Eight years in the making, a Wilmington native is releasing a documentary on the GenX contamination crisis and the fight for accountability.

Documentary “GenX: The Saga of Forever Chemicals,” directed by Wilmingtonian Elijah Yetter-Bowman and produced by well-known actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo, takes a comprehensive look at the contamination that has plagued the Cape Fear region for decades. GenX is one of many “forever chemicals” now broadly categorized as PFAS.

The crisis first gained national attention in 2017 when reporting from the Wilmington StarNews revealed Chemours Fayetteville Works plant had been discharging toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS into the Cape Fear River since the 1980s. The contamination impacted the primary drinking water source for more than 250,000 residents, leading to legal battles and the installation of a $43-million granular activated carbon filtration system by the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority."