CLIFF NOTES● ADI admitted to illegally discharging industrial waste into the Cape Fear River.● Toxic chemicals were released repeatedly over several years.● The violations occurred under the Clean Water Act.● Downstream communities may have been exposed during the dumping period.● Enforcement actions often lag behind environmental harm. In a small North Carolina town once … Read more
In North Carolina, groundwater around landfills is showing dangerously high levels of PFAS, according to recent state data. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) revealed these findings during a briefing to the Environmental Management Commission. Officials highlighted PFAS detections well above safety limits, prompting new regulatory scrutiny. Deputy Director Adam Ulishney from the Division of … Read more
On July 10, under the scorching sun on Raleigh’s grassy mall, Democracy Green’s co-founder, Sanja Whittington, passionately addressed the crowd. “We are calling upon the Environmental Management Commission to vote yes to removing PFAS from our drinking water sources today,” she urged. “Our bodies weren’t created to consume and digest toxic cancer-causing chemicals such as … Read more
Newly-released data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveals that 20 more drinking water systems in North Carolina are contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” These substances persist in the environment and accumulate in human blood and organs, raising significant health concerns. The Scope of Contamination Across the United States, … Read more