Source:  Travis Fain, WRAL, 5/31/18

A lobbying group that includes GenX manufacturer Chemours asked for three changes to legislation targeting the company's chemical emissions, and it got all three during a complex back-and-forth that saw the bill morph significantly between rollout and inclusion in the new state budget. Among the changes: No longer would North Carolina test drinking water supplies for pharmaceuticals and an array of chemicals called emerging contaminants as part of a wide-ranging search for what's in the water.

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