Governor Cooper Highlights Administration's Continued Work to Combat PFAS, Calls on Legislature for Additional Tools to Protect Drinking Water

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"North Carolinians deserve clean, safe air and water and my administration has worked relentlessly to learn more about emerging compounds and hold polluters accountable. We know these chemicals can pose health risks and legislators need to give state regulators the tools to keep families safe and ensure polluters, not consumers and taxpayers, bear the cost of testing and treatment for chemicals in the water."

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"People deserve to have confidence in their drinking water and taxpayers shouldn't have to pay to clean up corporate pollution. This bipartisan legislation would give the state an important tool to hold polluters accountable and keep our water safe, and I urge the North Carolina General Assembly to pass it."

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