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• Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility

  Science

  25 Sep 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

  PFAS was detected in groundwater that is nearly half a century old near North Carolina's Cape Fear River, and is expected to persist above safe levels in discharge to streams until at least 2050-2060, highlighting the long-term environmental impact of these chemicals.

• Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions

  Policy

  16 Sep 2024

  North Carolina, New Jersey, and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants.

• New rules on GenX, other forever chemical water pollution again delayed by NC commission

  News

  26 Jul 2024 | StarNews Online

  State regulators want to start adopting new standards for forever chemicals in the environment, but the NC business community is worried about the potential cost.

• Wilmington resolution supports state legislation holding GenX and PFAS manufacturers financially accountable

  Policy

  18 Jul 2024

  Mayor Bill Saffo introduced a resolution at the Wilmington City Council meeting last night that supports legislation that would force chemical manufacturers to finance clean water efforts, which is currently waiting in committee in the NC House.

• Rep. Ted Davis pushes PFAS liability bill through committee despite NC Chamber opposition

  Policy

  12 Jun 2024

  Local officials succeeded in moving a PFAS manufacturer liability bill through the North Carolina House of Representatives environmental committee, but its leading sponsor foresees a challenging road ahead for the proposed legislation.

• Governor Cooper Proclaims June 3rd - 7th PFAS Awareness Week in North Carolina

  News

  31 May 2024 | Governor Roy Cooper

  North Carolina leads effort to understand and protect against PFAS pollution while special interests lobby to block clean drinking water rules.

• Non-Targeted PFAS Suspect Screening and Quantification of Drinking Water Samples Collected through Community Engaged Research in North Carolina's Cape Fear River Basin

  Science

  31 May 2024 | Toxics

  A community-engaged research approach in North Carolina discovered that drinking water samples from the Cape Fear River basin contained several PFAS compounds, including PFOA and PFOS levels that exceeded the EPA's limit of 4 ng/L, and these results were shared with local residents to help them reduce their exposure.

• State officials update progress on 1,4-dioxane, PFAS regulations

  News

  3 Apr 2024 | WRAL News

  State regulators with the NC Department of Environmental Quality said the EPA is expected to finalize drinking water standards in the coming month for "forever chemicals," which will influence the agency's progress on regulations for contaminants in drinking water.

• Reanalysis of PFO5DoA Levels in Blood from Wilmington, North Carolina, Residents, 2017-2018

  Science

  2 Feb 2024 | Environ Health Perspect

  The presence of Hydro-EVE and 6:2 FTS in the blood serum of Wilmington residents from 2017 to 2018 indicates ongoing exposure to PFAS originating from the contaminated Cape Fear River Basin.

• New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers

  Policy

  2 Dec 2023

  North Carolina House Bill 864 would empower state agencies to order “the responsible party to pay the public water system any actual and necessary costs incurred by the public water system to remove, correct, or abate any adverse effects upon the water supply resulting from the contamination for which the person is responsible.”

• UN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violation

  News

  1 Dec 2023 | Grist

  Its declaration marks the first time the international body has used such a framework to address the threat of “forever chemicals” in the U.S.

• EPA okays Chemours request to export GenX from the Netherlands to Fayetteville Works plant

  News

  19 Oct 2023 | NC Newsline

  The Chemours Fayetteville Works plant can import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the company’s Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments — 220 times the amount exported in 2014.

• Cloth–Air Partitioning of Neutral Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in North Carolina Homes during the Indoor PFAS Assessment (IPA) Campaign

  Science

  27 Sep 2023 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

  Measuring nine neutral PFAS in air and cotton cloths in North Carolina homes revealed that fluorotelomer alcohols are prevalent in indoor air while perfluorooctane sulfonamidoethanols accumulate significantly in cloth over time, highlighting prolonged indoor presence and exposure risks of PFAS.

• Proposed PFAS draft legislation could give chemical companies regulation loopholes

  Policy

  18 Sep 2023

  Two North Carolina moms who are activists against PFAS pollution met with federal leaders, including Sen. Thom Tillis, to speak out against new draft legislation that could allow polluters to avoid regulation.

• Domestic Dogs and Horses as Sentinels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and Associated Health Biomarkers in Gray's Creek North Carolina

  Science

  20 Jun 2023 | Environ Sci Technol

  Many PFAS were detected in dogs and horses in areas with documented PFAS contamination, and as in humans, liver and kidney health in domestic animals may be sensitive to long-term PFAS exposures.