Since our January 14, 2022 article about GenX, “EPA to Require Chemical Companies to Test Toxicity of Products“, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to a list of risk-based values that will allow the organization to determine what, if any, remediation activities are needed. The … [Read more...]
EPA to Require Chemical Companies to Test Toxicity of Products
Since our October 29, 2021 article about GenX, "GenX Contamination May Be More Toxic Than EPA Initially Thought", the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered certain chemical makers to test the toxicity of their products. The ruling comes following the petition of six North Carolina community and environmental groups, urging the … [Read more...]
GenX Contamination May Be More Toxic Than EPA Initially Thought
Since July 2021, when we posted our last GenX article, “EPA Petitioned to Reconsider Requiring Chemours to Fund PFAS Testing“, it has been determined that GenX contamination in the Cape Fear region may pose more threats than initially thought. These findings come following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement about the … [Read more...]
EPA Petitioned to Reconsider Requiring Chemours to Fund PFAS Testing
Since our March 2021 article on GenX, "New EPA Administrator Makes PFAS Contamination Issue A Priority", we have learned that a bipartisan group of North Carolina representatives is pushing for more chemical testing of the water in the Cape Fear region. Seven U.S. representatives, including current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … [Read more...]
New EPA Administrator Makes PFAS Contamination Issue A Priority
On March 11, 2021, Michael Regan, the former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary was sworn into office as the new head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since this transition from the NC DEQ to US EPA Administrator, Regan has made it clear per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) … [Read more...]
Notice Violation Issued to Chemours After Failure to Properly Remove PFAS Contamination
According to a January 2021 article "N.C. regulators issue notice of violation to Chemours", the company received a violation notice regarding a newly-installed treatment system that failed to remove PFAS contamination at the Fayetteville Works site. As mentioned in previous articles, the main offender for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) … [Read more...]
Additional PFAS Testing Petition Denied by the EPA
Since our last article, “PFAS Levels in Cape Fear Remain Largely the Same, Despite Emission Cuts“, the Cape Fear region continues to experience high levels of “forever chemicals” in their water supply. Despite requests for additional PFAS testing, no additional regulations have been put in place. As mentioned in previous articles, the main … [Read more...]
High Levels of GenX Found in Groundwater at Fayetteville Works Plant
Due to the extremely high levels of GenX and other toxic chemicals found in the groundwater at the Fayetteville Works Plant, Chemours was issued a notice of violation by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on September 6, 2017. In August 2017, 14 wells on the site were tested and … [Read more...]