In the midst of global efforts to clean up and eliminate the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), Chemours is doubling down on manufacturing these toxic “forever” chemicals. In September 2022, Chemours announced plans to expand its Fayetteville Works plant in Cumberland County, NC. Nearby communities, who are already suffering from the impacts from contamination resulting from this plant, are raising the alarm and questioning the company’s claims that the expansion will bring “no overall” increase in PFAS pollution and is needed to transition into a “clean, sustainable future.”
“Why should people who are struggling in this economy foot the bill for the polluters that bore the entire responsibility? In no way, shape, form, or fashion should hard-working people pay for something we had no fault in causing. If such policies are allowed, then we the…
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