Today, February 13, 2018, the NC House of Representatives will potentially vote on House Bill 189, which concerns how to address the GenX contamination issue. This bill is referred to as the "Water Safety Act" and has undergone several revisions during its time in the Senate. However, some believe that the amendments are still not enough to get … [Read more...]
NC Science Advisory Board Discusses Key GenX Contamination Issues
Earlier this month, members of a state science panel met at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to review and discuss key issues concerning the GenX contamination issue in North Carolina. This GenX contamination meeting discussed topics such as the extent of the contamination, determining the public health goal, dealing with a lack of … [Read more...]
Chemours Lacks a Concrete Plan to Address GenX Contamination Issue
Increased GenX Levels According to state environmental regulators, levels of GenX in the Cape Fear River have spiked yet again, and they're not sure why. In October, there was a spill that Chemours failed to report, which resulted in increased GenX levels in the river. Researchers found concentrations of GenX that were shockingly high: almost … [Read more...]
Chemours Ordered to Capture Additional GenX Wastewater by DEQ
Chemours Can Keep Their Permit... On October 21, 2017, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced that it would not be suspending Chemours' wastewater discharge permit at this time. This permit allows Chemours to dump millions of gallons of water tainted with chemicals into the Cape Fear River. The DEQ based their … [Read more...]
GenX: Chemours Claims Unfair Treatment by DEQ
Chemours is criticizing the following actions of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on the grounds that they are "arbitrary," "capricious," and "unilateral": The DEQ's claims that Chemours has misled officials for years about what was being discharged into the Cape Fear river; The requirement that they immediately halt … [Read more...]
Recent GenX Regulatory Action: August 2017
This past June, the public was informed that DuPont's spin off company, Chemours, has been dumping toxic chemical GenX into the Cape Fear river since as early as 1980. This chemical is extremely similar to C8, a chemical that is known to cause kidney, testicular, and pancreatic cancer. Since the news broke, various agencies have launched … [Read more...]