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“The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality joined two other states in asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate several PFAS as toxic air pollutants.
PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ affect soil, groundwater, and surface water, and can contaminate public and private drinking water sources.
Along with the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, NCDEQ asked the EPA to add four specific PFAS chemicals to the list of Hazardous Air Pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
This would help protect public health and the environment from airborne PFAS emissions, according to the petition.”…