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a man works on a contraption that consists several tanks hooked up in series.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours’ pilot program could aide homeowners with PFAS-contaminated wells

by Greg Barnes January 31, 2022January 30, 2022

By Greg Barnes Representatives of the Chemours chemical company are expected to show up at Laura Adams’ Cumberland County home next week to walk her through the policies, procedures and potential cost of connecting to public water under a new pilot program. Adams found out in June that the well water at her home on […]

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.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Wells polluted with PFAS found 18 miles from Chemours chemical plant

by Greg Barnes September 8, 2021September 7, 2021
The city of Cary's wastewater treatment plant, where officials are monitoring raw sewage for the coronavirus: Photo credit: City of Cary
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Another release of a toxic substance causes alarm in the Cape Fear River basin

by Greg Barnes July 8, 2021September 3, 2021
Cottage Grove activists, from left, Sel MPang, Verna Torain and Patricia Macfoy stand beside the sign for Bingham Park. Photo credit: Greg Barnes
Posted inEnvironmental Health

In a Greensboro community, a city park sits atop a toxic landfill

by Greg Barnes December 29, 2020December 31, 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.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

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

by Greg Barnes September 9, 2020September 8, 2020
shows a group of people standing on the shore of a lake looking out. One of the women is speaking.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Senator calls for warning signs at Sutton Lake

by Greg Barnes June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

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