(WWAY) — An environmental study examining PFAS levels in sea foam along the North Carolina coast is drawing renewed attention as state regulators move toward finalizing a controversial rule governing the chemicals.
Last year, the advocacy group Clean Cape Fear tested sea foam samples along the coasts of New Hanover and Brunswick counties and found elevated levels of PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment.
The study is resurfacing as the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission considers a proposed PFAS “minimization” rule. Critics of the proposal argue it lacks enforceable discharge limits, strict deadlines, and penalties for companies releasing PFAS into waterways…