Some lawmakers say that officials in North Carolina are not moving quickly enough to deal with ‘forever chemicals.’ | Stock Photo
Some lawmakers say that officials in North Carolina are not moving quickly enough to deal with ‘forever chemicals.’ | Stock Photo
Officials in Greensboro continue to try to figure out how to regulate and get what are called “forever chemicals’ under control in the water and some have indicated it is taking forever to get regulated, water, reported the News & Record.
The so-called “forever chemicals” are durable and long-lasting and are known as Per-fluoralkyls and Poly-fluroalkyls. They have been found in parts of the watershed located near Piedmont Triad International Airport, which supplies faucets across Greensboro, the News & Record on June 13.
State lawmakers are not moving quickly enough, Rep. Pricey Harrison (R-Guilford) told the News & Record.
“In a perfect world, we would not have put these chemicals in the air, water, food wrappers, product packaging, microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes,” she told the News & Record. Harrison has sponsored several bills to fix problems with PFOS and its numerous chemical relatives.
State Rep. Ashton Clemmons (R-Guilford) has also sponsored a bill that would deal with PFOS.
Greensboro officials have put a $31 million plan for improvements linked to PFOS and PFOA at the Mitchell Water Plant on Battleground Avenue on hold for a year, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the high cost, the News 7 Record reported.
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