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DuPont, Chemours reach agreement over PFAS Forever Chemical
The Dupont Co. announced a binding memorandum of understanding related to the environmental liabilities of pollution stemming from man-made chemicals—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—that are linked to cancer, according to a January 23, 2021 report from the Associated Press.
EPA Says Chemours Should Switch to Less Dangerous PFAS
When drinking water supplies around Fayetteville, North Carolina proved to be contaminated, all fingers pointed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant. U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. called a roundtable meeting to discuss the pollution. The meeting included various local officials, but the A-list attendee had to have been federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
Corporate Polluter Chemours Under Investigation
Just before the weekend, North Carolina's Attorney General, Joshua Stein, opened an investigation of Chemours, a company recently spun off from infamous corporate polluter DuPont. The investigation will also extend to DuPont as well as all other Chemours affiliates.
Cape Fear Residents Now Living in Fear of DuPont Poisons – Is This The Next Parkersburg?
Results from recent tests of the Ohio River downstream from the Chemours facility in Parkersburg, West Virginia are raising concerns among scientists over the company's “next generation” chemicals. Supposedly, these chemicals, such as “GenX,” are “safer” and less toxic than the perfluorooctanoic acid-based substances (PFOA, or C8) they were designed to replace.