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“Chemours, the company responsible for polluting the drinking water of 800,000 people in the Lower Cape Fear River Basin with GenX, is asking a court to negate the EPA’s health advisory for the toxic chemical.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Philadelphia, heard arguments last week. There is not a timetable for a decision.
A ruling for Chemours could save the company hundreds of millions of dollars because it would not have to provide alternate water supplies to households whose private wells contain GenX between10 parts per trillion and 140 ppt.
Multiple independent scientific studies have shown GenX can harm the liver, kidneys, immune and reproductive systems, and has an association with cancer. However, Chemours has long denied that GenX is harmful or toxic, based on internal studies, or those the company has paid for.” …