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Cape Fear River Watch

The Army Corps of Engineers Wants to Dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists Tally the Costs.

On a ferry trip across the Cape Fear, they pass beaches and bird habitats that could be endangered by PFAS deposits. The Trump administration has already proposed rolling back PFAS limits for drinking water from the river.

By Lisa Sorg

The Port of Wilmington on the Cape Fear River handled about 7 million tons of cargo in 2022. Credit: NC Ports
People wade through PFAS-contaminated sea foam at North Carolina’s Holden Beach in October 2022. Credit: Clean Cape Fear

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals

By Lisa Sorg

StarPet operates a 1.3 million-square-foot factory on 30 acres along Pineview Road in Asheboro, N.C. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

N.C. Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

By Lisa Sorg

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