N.C. Gov. Cooper Urges EPA to Block Import By Chemours of Foreign GenX Waste Materials Intended for Disposal in North Carolina
November 08, 2023
November 08, 2023
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023:
On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina.
"North Carolina has been at the forefront of PFAS issues for the past seven years and worked relentlessly to mitigate the heal . . .
On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina.
"North Carolina has been at the forefront of PFAS issues for the past seven years and worked relentlessly to mitigate the heal . . .