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shows men in reflective suits with respirators on their backs putting out a fire with large jets of white PFAS foam

Environmental Health

House OKs limits on firefighting foam with PFAS

by Coastal Review Online May 15, 2021May 14, 2021

Shows hands pouring a chemical into a testing container that labeled "Microfiber filter" These processes - along with mass spectrometry - helped identify GenX and PFAS in the Cape Fear River. NC State will have a research center dedicated to PFAS

Environmental Health

Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS

by Greg Barnes March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX

Environmental Health

EPA rejects N.C. environmental groups’ PFAS petition

by Greg Barnes January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

When the water at the Sanford water plant in September, it had high rates of PFAS

Environmental Health

State lawmaker says fighting PFAS in NC will require more than enforceable standards

by Greg Barnes September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Dr. Jamie DeWitt, right, and Samuel Vance, a biomedical science master’s program student, conduct research into the health effects of PFAS in DeWitt’s lab at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Photo credit: East Carolina University.

Environmental Health

NC getting tougher on PFAS polluters, but researchers say more action is needed

by Greg Barnes September 9, 2020September 8, 2020

Shows arial view of construction of a thermal oxidizer to mitigate PFAS, machinery, building, etc at a the Chemours facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air.

Environmental Health

DEQ rejects Chemours corrective action plan

by Greg Barnes April 8, 2020April 8, 2020