Local Regulation Hearings
6 hearings were hosted across the state to accept public comments for new potential rules relating to industry pollution. We have made a few short videos about it to help get the word out.
Over 300 people gathered April 23rd, 2026 in Wilmington, North Carolina to speak on proposed rules by the state's regulating body, the environmental management commission (EMC). The proposed rules affect 3 specific PFAS chemicals and another chemical called 1-4, Dioxane but include no enforcement mechanisms for the industries they would regulate. North Carolina had decades of historic PFAS contamination from industry especially in the Cape Fear River basin around Wilmington. This is what the public had to say.
GenX Edit
One last update is that the editors are moving along very well. They have fully restructured the story and we are meeting weekly. We are continuing to review the community feedback collected over the last few months, all of which is SO appreciated.
We plan to host one final feedback screening in the near future.
We’ll keep you posted.
With gratitude,
Eli
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