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State directs Chemours to provide bottled water to nine more well owners after latest preliminary tests for GenX
Senior officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to nine more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville facility after the most recent preliminary test results show GenX above the provisional state health goal in residential drinking wells.
State announces chairman, first meeting of expanded state science panel to address new or emerging chemicals
Secretaries of the state environment and health agencies today announced the chairman and the first meeting of the newly expanded Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board, which will examine a broad scope of potential impacts to human health and the environment from new or emerging chemicals.
State directs Chemours to provide bottled water to seven more well owners after latest preliminary tests for GenX
State officials have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to seven more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville Works facility after the most recent preliminary test results show GenX above the state health goal in residential drinking wells.
Public invited to comment on changes to water resources rules
State officials are seeking public input on proposed changes to two sets of rules that protect water quality.
Governor Cooper declares this Clean Energy Week in North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper has declared this Clean Energy Week in North Carolina to recognize that clean energy drives North Carolina’s energy future and fosters economic growth.
State coastal commission meeting for Sept. 27-28 canceled
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission scheduled for Sept.
State directs Chemours to provide residents with bottled water after GenX found in preliminary well tests
State officials have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to 11 homeowners near the company’s Fayetteville Works facility after the company’s preliminary test results showed GenX above state health goals in residential drinking wells.
State hosting information session Thursday on private well sampling near Chemours
The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a community information session on Thursday for people interested in the state’s plans to test private wells near Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility in Bladen County.
State orders Chemours to stop chemical releases, begins legal action and steps to suspend permit
State officials ordered Chemours on Tuesday to stop releasing all fluorinated compounds into the Cape Fear River and began legal action against the company and the process to suspend its permit for discharging wastewater into the river.
State seeks to stop additional chemical discharges into the Cape Fear River
As part of its ongoing investigation, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality this week urged Chemours to stop discharging two additional chemical compounds into the Cape Fear River. The compounds were identified in the company’s waste stream by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency preliminary analysis shared with the state this week.
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