GenX Update: Chemical threshold, EPA meeting, and ongoing concerns
Story Date: 8/27/2018

 

Source: Amanda Magnus and Frank Stasio, WUNC, 8/24/18


Earlier this week the state turned down Chemours’ suggestion to raise the acceptable amount of GenX, a chemical found in the water, soil and air around its North Carolina plant. The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board instead affirmed the state’s conservative threshold of the chemical for drinking water.  This week, Rep. Ted Davis (R-New Hanover County), expressed concern about Chemours’ handling of the GenX issue. 

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