John,
This is a long email, but it’s important.
I lead NCLCV’s board of directors, and I’m going to explain why we need your help right now to save millions of North Carolinians’ lives from PFAS.
Known as “forever chemicals” because they take years to decompose, PFAS are pervasive in products like nonstick cookware; stain-resistant, waterproof, and fire-retardant fabrics; dental floss; and fast-food wrappers. That means they’re in just about everyone’s body, including yours.
Over time, PFAS wreak havoc on our health. Research links these chemicals to birth defects, hypothyroidism, and rare cancers. Cue my family’s story.
In 2010, my husband Jamie was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor – a rare kidney cancer that never strikes adults – until it did.
It took a month for pathologists around the country to identify Jamie’s cancer. Surgeons had to break a rib to remove an 11-pound tumor. He endured 18 weeks of chemotherapy and years of pain and uncertainty.
A 40-year-old man with a rare pediatric disease and no family history of kidney cancer. Unable to otherwise explain it, doctors believe the cause was a lifetime of drinking Wilmington’s water.
That’s because in 2017, scientists detected a PFAS called GenX in the Cape Fear River, which supplies drinking water to millions of North Carolinians, including my family. Researchers traced the source to the Fayetteville plant where Chemours makes GenX.
Five years later, too many Eastern North Carolinians still drink bottled water because our well or tap is too contaminated. It turns out Chemours had been poisoning us for decades before being caught, and they knew what it was doing to us.
The problem goes way beyond our backyard. PFAS have been found in Pittsboro and Greensboro’s water, in military firefighting foam, and in states across America fighting their own battles against Chemours, 3M, and DuPont.
Luckily, Jamie is alive, but Chemours’ thirst for profit has claimed too many other victims. Clean water is everyone’s right, and guaranteeing it is our government’s job.
Now there’s a bipartisan bill in the North Carolina House that has strong support from impacted communities like mine and Gov. Cooper’s administration. But Chemours and the Chamber of Commerce are fighting tooth and nail to stop it, and we can't let them, John!
Despite the clear need and the backing of powerful legislators across the aisle, this bill could die if we don’t act now.
Tell your representative to pass the PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability bill now »
Thanks for taking action, John,
Elizabeth Redenbaugh, President
NC League of Conservation Voters Board of Directors
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