“Based on the prior Trump administration and based on the current Trump administration’s gutting of environmental protections across the board … I’m skeptical,” said Dana Sargent, executive director of CFRW. insideclimatenews.org/news/2804202...

"In 2000, Pentagon and EPA officials met to discuss the serious risk PFOS posed to human health. But a 2021 Department of Defense Inspector General report found the military failed to alert service members of health risks." portcitydaily.com/local-news/g...

“Aren’t we all tired of being a few rich people’s PFAS sacrifice zone?” Clean Cape Fear co-founder Emily Donovan said. portcitydaily.com/latest-news/...

"Under a consent order with DEQ and environmental nonprofit Cape Fear River Watch, Chemours took steps, like building a thermal oxidizer to burn PFAS, that would have otherwise been released into the air and a several-story underground wall along the Cape Fear River..." www.wunc.org/politics/202...

“There are thousands of people out there who may be sick or who have lost a loved one due to PFAS exposure without having a clue that it could have been avoided,” Sargent said. “ … We know enough, and we’ve known enough for decades..." www.cityviewnc.com/stories/our-...

“After intentionally hiding their toxic PFAS pollution for decades, Chemours and DuPont now want to conceal essential information that directly affects the lives of half-a-million people,” SELC Senior Attorney Jean Zhuang said in a release Monday. coastalreview.org/2025/04/grou...

Do you work in and around the Cape Fear region? If so, please take a few moments to complete this ANONYMOUS survey about PFAS and the economy of the Cape Fear. If we get enough responses, this information could help us advocate for protections!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“The fact that Chemours and DuPont are trying to hide from the public eye 20,000 pages of documents about their companies’ facility and its pollution is almost comically transparent, if it weren’t so dangerous and sinister,” CFRW exec. dir. Dana Sargent said. portcitydaily.com/latest-news/...

“...It’s a really clear illustration of: If you’re doing something to the ecosystems that you’re living in, you’re doing it to yourself.” - Lindsay Addison, coastal biologist, Audubon North Carolina Read more below... www.ehn.org/toxic-legacy...

"On behalf Cape Fear River Watch and Haw River Assembly, the Southern Environmental Law Center today notified the city of Asheboro and its industrial customers, StarPet and Waste Management’s Great Oak Landfill, of its intent to sue..." Read the rest below... www.selc.org/press-releas...

"But in January, the Trump administration put the regulation to require testing on hold. With that, it hurt the single best way to address PFAS contamination — preventing it from entering the water and the environment in the first place." www.fayobserver.com/story/opinio...

“...our state’s regulatory and legislative processes have continued to do the bidding of polluters— failing to protect the public they should be serving. We were left with no option but to take this to the courts,” - Dana Sargent, CFRW portcitydaily.com/latest-news/...

“For people living near the fluorochemical facility, it would be natural to wonder how important dust exposure may be,” says Jane Hoppin, environmental epidemiologist at NC State and principal investigator of the GenX Exposure Study. Read the article here: news.ncsu.edu/2025/03/31/p...

“We’ve known of the dangers of 1,4 dioxane, a cancer-causing chemical, for years,” Cape Fear River Watch executive director Dana Sargent told Port City Daily. Read the article below: portcitydaily.com/latest-news/...

The highest level of 1-4-dioxane pollution has been found at a wastewater plant in North Carolina. This is 160 times the level of what is protective of downstream drinking water. Read below for more details about CFRW and Haw River Assembly's intent to sue: www.selc.org/press-releas...

“They moved forward a rule that is worse than doing nothing. That is because it will give cover to polluters to do nothing even if DEQ tries to put protections in permits. DEQ should be drafting the rule. It should not be drafted by industry.” Dana Sargent, @capefearriverwatch.bsky.social

Our jaws were dropping! The Environmental Mgmt. Commission members repeatedly bragged that this rule was 80% written by polluting industries!! That is jaw dropping enough - but also confusing since the industry legal representation told reporters- in bold letters - that this rule was DEQs proposal!

About 150,000 additional private water drinking wells are eligible for PFAS testing after the state’s lead environmental agency directed Chemours’ to expand sampling in Harnett and Hoke counties. coastalreview.org/2025/03/chem...

The Smithfield slaughterhouse in Tar Heel is the largest in the world, slaughtering more than 35,000 animals per day, animals raised in concentration in the Cape Fear Basin www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/...

Cape Fear River Watch and Cape Fear Bird Observatory are celebrating Cape Fear Creek Week by providing a free walking tour in Burnt Mill Creek! Register here: cfrw.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c... More information on this year's Cape Fear Creek Week here: brunswick.ces.ncsu.edu/natural-reso...

The Wilmington, NC Chapter of The Links Incorporated is hosting the Black Family Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 15th from 1-3pm at Maides Park! Stop by to learn more about a variety of health topics & how you can reduce the risks of diseases that disproportionately affect our Black community.

With warm weather right around the corner, we wanted to share the schedule for our Third Saturday Paddle series! Registration for each paddle will open closer to the event date. Link to Third Saturday Paddle page: capefearriverwatch.org/third-saturd...

The Environmental Management Commission is failing in their duty to protect our drinking water from toxic chemicals; their delay tactics now seem to include avoidance. Read more below: www.wral.com/news/state/n...

“Plastic is a petroleum-based product, plastic production is inherently linked to climate change. If we want to start taking climate change seriously, then we seriously need to look at plastic production,” -Rob Clark, CFRW Water Quality Programs Manager. www.wect.com/2025/02/24/s...

“Cape Fear River Watch stands with our partners in opposing offshore drilling,” - Dana Sargent, Executive Director Read the rest of the article and Dana's quote in the link below. portcitydaily.com/local-news/g...

Join us at our Second Saturday Cleanup on March 8th in the Greenfield Lake Watershed! The cleanup is from 9-11am. Parking is available near 811 Martin St. Register here: https://cfrw.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/cfrw/event.jsp?event=8882&

"Given the PFAS crisis that North Carolinians have already experienced, we deserve transparency and action after this commission has delayed limits on these toxic chemicals for months," said Jean Zhuang, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. www.wral.com/news/state/n...

Join us on Saturday, March 1st to learn more about PFAS and PFAS levels in the blood of our community members with the GenX Exposure Study research team. CFRW Executive Director Dana Sargent will be on the panel! The conversation will be from 10am to noon at Warner Temple AME Zion Church!

“Birds really do make us happy. They force us to stop and pay close attention, to notice details more acutely. When we’re out birding, we’re experiencing the joy of being fully immersed in the present moment—very much in line with what mindfulness practices advocate.” www.audubon.org/magazine/mor...

The case, brought by attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, represents a pivotal test for the administration as it pursues a dramatic review of government spending priorities.

The European chemical industry is in dire straits. Several major firms are on the verge of closing plants in the face of weak demand, persistently high natural gas prices, and a looming trade war. cen.acs.org/business/Eur...

Have you heard of #PFAS – the forever chemicals – but have questions about them? @theguardian.com is inviting readers to submit their questions about PFAS, some of which may be answered by experts in their video podcast. Find out more and how to submit questions here ➡️

Okefenokee? Pea Island? Wheeler? What’s your favorite National Wildlife Refuge? Vote for your favorite in USA Today’s 2025 Reader’s Choice 10 best National Wildlife Refuge contest: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/trave...

Early this morning, the U.S. Senate approved a budget resolution cutting key federal programs, including public lands protections, clean energy investments, and protecting vulnerable communities from extreme weather: www.southernenvironment.org/press-releas...

We're suing the Trump administration over an illegal order to revoke offshore oil drilling protections from most U.S. coastlines. “A nearly identical effort by the first Trump administration to expand drilling was stopped by Earthjustice in federal court.”

With virtually no permitting requirements and no monitoring of the massive industry, NC leads the country in poultry production.

Environmental advocates challenge FERC on MVP Southgate gas pipeline project ncnewsline.com/2025/02/20/e... @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol

Gov. Josh Stein is asking President Donald Trump and Congress for another $19 billion to fund Hurricane Helene recovery in western North Carolina. ncnewsline.com/briefs/stein... @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol #wnc

Pesticides are killing us and our environment. (Ps among the other dangerous toxins in them, pesticides contain #pfas) It’s time for them to go. Pss: Thank you scientists.

Join us in one week for our first Burnt Mill Creek eco tour of the year! The one-hour walk along the creek bank will explore flora and fauna, local history, CFRW restoration work and more! Register here:

Join us for March's First Saturday Seminar on March 1st with Rise Up Community Farm Executive Director Elly Cowell! Pancakes and coffee start at 8am followed by the seminar at 9am. Seminar location is the CFRW office (617 Surry St.)!

Chemours' tagline: "Chemours is creating a better world through the power of our chemistry." They claim we NEED #pfas to support clean energy & other tech. Maybe the polar bears can help their 'powerful chemistry' live up to their tagline! www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...

On this Presidents' Day we reflect on past environmental injustices while also looking forward with hope that change is possible.

Make sure to hug a tree today (and your loved ones)! Happy Valentine's Day from Cape Fear River Watch ❤️ 🩷

Did you know there are about 557 individuals buried in the Wilmington national cemetery that were a part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), who played a crucial role near the end of the Civil War? As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, you can learn more by visiting the cemetery!

Attention!!! 🗣️ Cooper Builders, the potential developer of Sledge Forest, is having a community meeting in Wilmington on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 6 pm at the Aloft Hotel (501 Nutt St.) This area should not be developed - it should be conserved! Show up and speak out on behalf of our local forest!

In case you missed this week's enews you can check it out here! Don't forget to subscribe to our enews to keep up to date with all things CFRW. mailchi.mp/cfrw/cape-fe...

“From Cape [Fear] River Watch’s perspective, the DEQ needs to use this authority that it already has to set effluent limitations to require polluters to stop the pollution at the source.” @selc.bsky.social @cleancapefear.bsky.social Read the full story here: www.wilmingtonbiz.com/local_advoca...

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“[The Department of Environmental Quality] has waited for EPA guidance to bolster their strength,” Cape Fear River Watch executive director Dana Sargent said. “Now they’re not going to get them..." Read the full story here: portcitydaily.com/local-news/2...