Price jumps to $134 million to filter PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from Fayetteville drinking water
Other PFAS news: Contractor picked to run PWC water line to contaminated Gray’s Creek schools; small PFAS filtering system to start operating on Monday
Cumberland County to get $34.6 million to reduce PFAS in drinking water
Money to pay for filtration systems across the county, and extend public water to Gray’s Creek
Trump’s EPA rolls back ‘forever chemical’ limits for public drinking water
On Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s plans to scrap the limits for three of the five PFAS chemicals included in the landmark rule: 10 parts per trillion for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX (HFPO-DA)
PFAS filters to be installed at Gray’s Creek, Alderman Road elementary schools
GenX chemical contamination has made the schools’ water unsafe for years
Trial expected this fall against Chemours for contaminated drinking water in Cumberland County
County commissioners sued Chemours in 2022 over ‘forever chemicals’
New study confirms produce grown near Chemours plant contains high levels of PFAS
North Carolina researchers have confirmed that GenX and other PFAS have contaminated not just the water, but also the fruits and vegetables grown near the Fayetteville Works Plant.
State sets temporary allowable PFAS limits in groundwater
The state’s environmental regulatory agency has established temporary caps on the amounts of several PFAS that industries will be allowed to release into groundwater.
More GenX Coverage
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners officially commits to GenX project with PWC
Cumberland County commissioners officially took the first step in the county’s historic partnership with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission on Monday, unanimously approving a memorandum of understanding with the PWC to build a new water system in Gray’s Creek.
Unprecedented EPA rules will regulate public water systems’ PFAS contaminant levels
Seven years after it was discovered that the drinking water of hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians had been contaminated with toxic chemical waste from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the federal government will enforce the first-ever regulations for public drinking water contaminated with PFAS.
Residents say PFAS filters on wells unequipped for freezing weather
As another winter comes to a close, the season brought with it a new host of challenges for local residents whose drinking water and environment have been heavily contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Here’s where Cumberland County commissioner candidates stand on key issues
After the polls close on the final day of the primary season on March 5, four Democratic and seven Republican candidates for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will learn if they’ll make it to the ballot for November’s general election.
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners honors one of Fayetteville’s own
Broadway came to Cumberland County on Monday night as the board of commissioners recognized Fayetteville native NaTasha Yvette Williams for her Grammy award.
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