Tell the Environmental Management Commission to prioritize our health over the profits of polluters!

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting comments and holding a series of public hearings on their draft rules for PFAS and 1,4-dioxane. Unfortunately, the EMC’s rules will not protect public health. These rules were written by the polluters themselves and have no real restrictions or consequences for continued discharges of these toxins, even if the levels increase.

We are asking people to show up at the in person hearings, but recognize that that is not a privilege all of us can afford. Please use this form to submit a written comment, and if you are able, attend one of the following hearings (dates and locations below).

All hearings begin at 6pm, but sign in for comments begins at 5pm. These hearings are structured as either PFAS or 1,4-dioxane, not both. This structure makes it complicated for the public, so we encourage you to speak on either compound, or both, at the public hearings, but include the following statement in both your written and spoken comments:

“I request that this comment be included in the public record for both the proposed 1,4-dioxane monitoring and minimization rules and the PFAS monitoring and minimization rules.”

Please have a written copy of your comment ready to turn in after your comments, with the previous line at the top of the written copy.

4/7 in Asheville – Ferguson Auditorium, AB-Tech Community College, 19 Tech Drive, Asheville

4/9 in Hickory – Catawba County St. Stephens Branch Library, 3225 Springs Road, Hickory

4/14 in Fayetteville - Fayetteville Technology Community College, Tony Rand Student Center multipurpose room, 2220 Hull Rd. Fayetteville

4/20 in Raleigh - Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room, 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

4/23 in Wilmington - City Hall at Skyline Center, 1st Floor Conference Center, 929 N Front St., Wilmington

5/12 in Jamestown - Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Building Auditorium, Guilford Technical Community College, 1201 Bonner Dr., Jamestown