In St. Pauls, North Carolina, the Border Belt Independent reported residents are suing Robeson County after testing cited in a lawsuit found PFAS in treated tap water at levels higher than those reported by any treatment plant in the state.
The lawsuit adds urgency to a yearslong battle over a landfill in St. Pauls, where neighbors say pollution has turned a basic necessity into a source of fear.
What happened?
The Robeson County Landfill, whose entrance is about a half-mile from resident Viv Tolson Wayne’s home, is at the center of a June 16 lawsuit against the county, as the Independent noted.
Filed by a community group and environmental attorneys, the filing alleged that county actions let PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” seep from the landfill to create “an imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment,” per the outlet…