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“WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a lawsuit by chemical company Chemours that claims the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when issuing a health advisory warning of the risks on forever chemical GenX in drinking water.
Chemours has admitted to dumping forever chemicals into the Cape Fear River for years.
‘The health advisory identifies a level of GenX in drinking water that’s 10 parts per trillion, that if the water contains contamination below that level, there likely won’t be any adverse impacts,’ Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council Sarah Tallman said.
Tallman says the advisory is not legally binding, but it helps communities understand how their water is impacted.”…