Update: 5:11 pm with comments from Chemours: “We are currently reviewing the filing in detail. Teflon® is a brand name for a man-made chemical known as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is another man-made chemical used to make Teflon. multi-county fish advisory on the Huron River. Keep journalists asking the hard questions. The cases aim to recover damages and costs from tackling PFAS contamination, which has been found at 138 locations and in the drinking water serving 1.9 million in Michigan. ‘Substantial drops’ seen in PFAS entering Michigan waterways, In quest to destroy PFAS, MSU diamond tech shows promise, Questions raised about adequacy of Rogue River PFAS testing, Michigan collects 30k gallons of toxic PFAS firefighting foam, Slotkin amendment would help arm Michigan for PFAS battle. The majority of PFAS contamination sites in Michigan are related to industrial use of the chemicals, which, because they bioaccumulate in people and animals, and don’t easily breakdown in the environment, have earned the nickname “forever chemicals.”. DEQ rejected the proposal as being inadequate. According to the complaint filed today, DuPont and Chemours have contaminated the land, air, water, and other valuable natural resources around their Fayetteville Works Facility, in the Cape Fear River, and in downstream communities with PFAS for decades. Barnum mode with latest fundraising scam, More in NC go hungry in the pandemic, NCCU finds, Editorial: Election confirms once again what voter ID laws are really about. They are commonly used in many consumer products, such as Teflon pans, microwave popcorn bags, water-resistant clothing, and stain-resistant furniture. 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(WECT) - Another lawsuit has been filed against DuPont and Chemours over the discharge of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the Fayetteville Works plant — this time by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Attorney General Stein’s lawsuit filed today compliments DEQ’s regulatory actions. In 2015, as the EPA was scrutinizing DuPont’s release of PFAS into the environment in other states, DuPont spun off a separate company, Chemours, apparently to shield itself from any environmental liabilities. Since that time, Chemours has taken definitive action to address active emissions and historic deposition at our Fayetteville site, and continues to do so. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. It also asks the court to void certain corporate transactions among the companies — a complex scheme designed to shield billions of dollars in assets from the State and others who the companies knew were damaged by their conduct. Along with the civil action filed Tuesday, Stein said there could be further legal action coming. Instead, the case is litigating damage from the legacy of commercial PFAS usage in Michigan. Punitive damages will be recalculated, but court sides ... Exports of dairy, pork, soybeans, even blueberries declined. New Hanover County continues to offer free coronavirus testing on UNCW’s campus for anyone who wants one. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, DuPont discharged PFAS and GenX into the Cape Fear River, a drinking water supply for thousands of people living downstream. “What I’m concerned about is the damage of these chemicals, these forever chemicals, not only in the Cape Fear there [in Fayetteville], but the Cape Fear as it flows to the ocean,” Stein said in an interview Tuesday. By 1980, DuPont officials confirmed in internal memos that PFOA is “toxic,” that humans accumulate it in their tissues and that “continued exposure is not tolerable.”. While our use is extremely small, we’re actively pursuing alternatives to PFAS … Class-action suits comprised of individuals exposed to PFAS-contaminated water have cropped … It all started in 1946 when a company named DuPont provided consumers with a new line of Teflon® nonstick cookware. The company has yet to resubmit a plan. These chemicals are harmful to human health. Our investment in emissions control technology has significantly decreased GenX emissions by 99% and our thermal oxidizer continues to destroy PFAS with greater than 99.99% efficiency. Chemours has cooperated with the State of North Carolina to address PFAS concerns, and has agreed to a court approved Consent Order and its addendum, which was entered by the court yesterday.