A Chemours Co. chemical polluting the Cape Fear River won’t be part of the EPA’s plan to keep nonstick chemicals out of drinking water, leaving North Carolina officials fuming.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Feb. 14 chemical cleanup plan specifically calls for setting drinking water standards for two common fluorinated chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—but the agency said it needs more time to study GenX, which is produced by Chemours.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said the EPA’s plan fails to live up to promises it made after a series of public forums ...
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