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shows a woman standing by the edge of the ocean with a dock behind her. She's holding a plastic container that is spilling over with sea foam, likely caused by PFAS that's come down stream.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

 As DEQ, EPA are slow to act on PFAS, private manufacturers look to fill the gap

by Will Atwater May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

By Will Atwater Emily Donovan has waged war against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since 2017 when the chemicals were first revealed to be fouling the waters of the Cape Fear River Basin, which provides drinking water to nearly 1 million North Carolinians. Donovan and her family are among that number. Brunswick County is where […]

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
Posted inEnvironmental Health

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

by Greg Barnes March 9, 2021March 8, 2021
Birnbaum sits at a hearing table
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Linda Birnbaum retires from NIEHS, but don’t expect her to fade away

by Greg Barnes December 9, 2019December 9, 2019
shows three people behind a table with microphones, they're each standing and raising their right hands before they testify about PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemical company execs come under fire at congressional hearing on PFAS

by Greg Barnes September 18, 2019September 18, 2019
shows a couple embracing in a room, in the foreground are the tanks of the water filtration system.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Duke to study PFAS health effects in Pittsboro residents

by Greg Barnes July 29, 2019February 28, 2022
photo shows untidy and dirty buckets and pesticide containers in a dark shed
Posted inEnvironmental Health

$2 billion Roundup verdict may be just the beginning

by Greg Barnes May 30, 2019May 29, 2019

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