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Two new lawsuits were filed by Attorney General Josh Stein against manufacturers of a firefighting foam, alleging that so-called “forever chemicals” in the foam led to contamination at two military facilities and at Piedmont Triad International Airport (“PTI”). Groundwater samples at PTI have shown concentrations of PFOS reaching 8,000 parts per trillion.
Samples from Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River showed PFOA contamination over 25,000 ppt. The EPA is working to publish a proposed national drinking water regulation for PFOA and PFOS by the end of this year.