Cumberland to Spend $1.3 Million to Find Clean Water for Cedar Creek
The project is an early step to replace water sources contaminated with forever chemicals. Engineers will evaluate groundwater, existing municipal water, and the Cape Fear River.
Cumberland County Close to Settling Forever Chemicals Lawsuit With Chemours
A judge ruled in 2025 that DuPoint and Chemours contaminated drinking water in the county. Now, it’s a question of how much the companies will pay in damages.
Judges Clear Way for Trial in Cumberland County’s Contaminated Water Lawsuit
County wants Chemours, DuPont to pay damages for allowing PFAS forever chemicals into drinking water and fund water infrastructure in affected areas.
Chemours fights legal action over company’s toxic pollution
As local residents have turned to the legal system to seek compensation for damages caused by the “forever chemical” pollution of Chemours and its predecessor, DuPont, the companies have readily mounted a defense.
NC court rules DuPont companies could be held liable in PFAS contamination lawsuit
In a decision Thursday, the North Carolina Business Court ruled that if the court finds “old” DuPont liable for PFAS contamination in North Carolina, then subsidaries could also be liable for damages. The spinoff companies, in addition to Chemours, include New DuPont and Corteva.
Lawsuits pile up against PFAS companies
Lawsuits aimed at holding the chemical companies responsible for contaminating the Cape Fear River with harmful PFAS chemicals have been gaining traction in the past couple of months. …
UN says PFAS contamination is human rights violation as EPA reverses shipment decision
In the span of a few days, the Environmental Protection Agency withdrew its consent for Chemours to import up to 4.4 million pounds of Gen X chemical waste from the Netherlands, while the United …
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County commissioners issue resolution opposing import of GenX chemical
At their Monday evening meeting, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant’s proposed import of up to 4.4 …
Residents, activists upset over Chemours importing Gen X to Fayetteville
Two weeks after N.C. Newsline reported that North Carolina-based chemical company Chemours has been allowed to import 4 million pounds of GenX from its Netherlands facility to the Fayetteville Works …
Critics skeptical as chemical companies agree to $1.19 billion PFAS settlement
On Friday, three large chemical manufacturers agreed to contribute $1.19 billion to a fund to settle lawsuits brought by water utilities across the country that allege that the companies contaminated drinking water supplies with per- and polyfluorinated chemicals, or PFAS.
PFAS regulations expected to increase costs for PWC customers
New PFAS regulations proposed by the federal government are expected to increase costs for Fayetteville Public Works Commission customers.
County lawsuit revisits DuPont’s decades of alleged deceit
As early as 1961, scientists with the DuPont chemical company issued internal warnings about the toxicity of a certain type of “forever chemical” known as PFOA, saying the compound caused …
