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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.
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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.
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‘Cancer is killing firefighters’: Union pushes to remove toxic chemicals from gear
News
6 Mar 2023 | Spectrum News 1
But there’s one thing in the special fabrics of the turnout gear that union officials say doesn’t belong in their equipment: toxic PFAS chemicals
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[Blog] The Clean Energy Future: How We Get There Matters
Policy
21 Nov 2022
In the midst of global efforts to clean up and eliminate the use of PFAS, Chemours is doubling down on manufacturing these toxic “forever” chemicals.
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Legacy and emerging airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) collected on PM2.5 filters in close proximity to a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility
Science
9 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Twelve emerging and ten legacy PFAS compounds were detected in aerosol samples around a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility at concentrations higher than at regional background sites, suggesting the manufacturing facility as the local source for these compounds.
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PFAS left dangerous blood compounds in nearly all US study participants
News
31 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Nearly all participants in a new study looking at exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in the US state of North Carolina have multiple dangerous compounds in their blood, and most at levels that researchers say requires medical screening.
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River
News
20 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
North Carolina reptiles showed extremely high levels of PFAS compounds and markers of immune disease in their blood.
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Blood Concentrations of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are Associated with Autoimmune-like Effects in American Alligators from Wilmington, North Carolina
Science
20 Oct 2022 | Frontiers in Toxicology
PFAS was found to broadly alter immune activities resulting in autoimmune-like diseases in American alligators.
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DuPont, Chemours, 3M Sued by N.C. Attorney General Over PFAS
News
19 Oct 2022 | Bloomberg Law
DuPont de Nemours Inc., the Chemours Co., and 3M Co. are among more than a dozen companies that produced firefighting foam with “forever chemicals” while knowing their connection to human health harms, according to complaints from the North Carolina attorney general.
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State attorneys say DuPont spin-offs should be liable for PFAS contamination
Policy
20 Sep 2022
This was a corporate restructuring, where the same company was broken down into component parts, and is now saying, 'we didn't even exist at the time that these liabilities arose,'" state Department of Justice attorney Ryan Park told the court.
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Chemours Faces Tighter PFAS Discharge Limits at N.C. Plant
News
20 Sep 2022 | Bloomberg Law
The Chemours Co. must further limit discharges of three PFAS into the Cape Fear River under a permit a North Carolina agency approved.
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Chemours expansion plans infuriate environmentalists
News
12 Sep 2022 | City View
North Carolina environmental groups are outraged over the Chemours chemical corporation’s plans to expand its Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County.
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Drinking Water-Associated PFAS and Fluoroethers and Lipid Outcomes in the GenX Exposure Study
Science
7 Sep 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
PFNA and PFOS exposure through drinking water was associated with higher levels of total cholesterol, especially in older adults.
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2022 PFAS Conference
Events
15 Jun 2022
This gathering will bring together research, community, and legislation perspectives to discuss how best to address PFAS contamination.
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Pine needles tell the story of PFAS in North Carolina
News
21 Feb 2022 | Phys.org
Researchers from North Carolina State University used historical and current pine needle samples to trace the presence and concentrations of over 70 different types of PFAS in six N.C. counties from 1961 to the present.