NC AG Jackson calls on residents to weigh in on Chemours’ ‘backroom deal’ over PFAS

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 456

Last Updated: 1 day, 15 hours ago

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State Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking North Carolinians to comment on what he’s calling a “backroom PFAS deal” between the Environmental Protection Agency and chemical manufacturer Chemours.

Chemours, formerly part of DuPont, has been manufacturing chemicals on the Cape Fear river near Fayetteville for decades. In 2017, scientists discovered that the toxic chemical GenX and other PFAS – sometimes known as “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment – were being …

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