PFAS, often referred to by the ominous nickname "forever chemicals," are found in drinking water throughout the U.S., including in North Carolina's water supply. The U.S. Environmental Protection ...

New data from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality shows PFAS “forever chemicals” are turning up in groundwater around landfills across the state, sometimes at levels thousands of ...

Nearby downtown Wilmington on Market Street, a Port City Java cafe with a drive-thru shares a parking lot with a church. Inside, espresso machines whir loudly as baristas take drink orders from new ...

Toxic "forever chemicals" are lurking in household dust near Chemours' Fayetteville Works Plant, a new study finds, raising fresh concerns about exposure risks for residents. A North Carolina State ...

Chemours may need to reimburse southeastern North Carolina utilities for hundreds of millions of dollars in filtration technology, under legislation the N.C. House of Representatives passed nearly ...

On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush ...

N.C. State University has launched the Center for Environmental and Human Health Effects of Per- and Polyfluoralykl Substances (PFAS), the university announced Wednesday. The National Institute of ...

(WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is requiring Chemours to expand eligibility for private well testing tied to PFAS contamination, now covering additional portions of New ...

Area residents gathered to protest the potential cost they may have to pay to remove harmful chemicals from their water sources. The protest was organized by environmental groups concerned about PFOA ...