rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/tell-us-epa-no-more-genx-waste?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-tell-us-epa-no-more-genx-waste' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Clean Cape Fear https://actionnetwork.org/groups/clean-cape-fear https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/470/979/normal/EPA_No_More_GenX_Waste.png Hi Friends, Through investigative reporting by Lisa Sorg, we learned the US EPA re-authorized Chemours to import GenX waste from its Netherlands facility to Fayetteville Works in North Carolina. Since learning this news in mid-October, Clean Cape Fear has been working behind the scenes with our local and state leaders/partners to stop these dangerous imports. We're also in the process of seeking redress from human rights violations due to PFAS contamination from Chemours' Fayetteville Work Facility. We submitted a complaint to the United Nations in April--which included concerns about historic PFAS waste shipments from the Netherlands to North Carolina. On Nov. 7, 2023, the US EPA notified the public it had requested Chemours pause these waste shipments from the Netherlands while the EPA re-examined its authorization. Chemours agreed to a temporary pause until December 1, 2023. While this is a good step--we need long term security. Clean Cape Fear is asking residents to sign our petition/letter to EPA Administrator Regan encouraging the EPA to permanently halt PFAS waste imports to North Carolina and all states. The United States should not become the global dumping ground for the world's PFAS waste. Every country should be responsible for managing its own PFAS waste disposal within its existing borders. If nations cannot do this responsibly, then each country should continue to reduce dependency on PFAS and invest in safer Green Chemistry alternatives. Please sign our letter ASAP and share it widely with your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. With gratitude, Clean Cape Fear Leadership Team https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-us-epa-no-more-genx-waste