Brunswick Environmental Action Team
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From: Emily Donovan via ActionNetwork.org <info@email.actionnetwork.org>
Date: Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Subject: URGENT: Action needed on PFAS in NC
Hello Friends!
We need you to ACT right now on PFAS contamination in North Carolina. Please sign-up to give virtual public comments this Tuesday, July 20th at 6:00pm. NC DEQ is holding a virtual public hearing on proposed new surface water quality standards. Click here to register.
These proposed standards were recommended by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC). This triennial review only happens once every three years and the EMC did not include PFAS/GenX!! By the way, the EMC is made up of 15 members, including 9 appointed by the Governor, 3 by the Senate Pro Tempore, and 3 by the Speaker of the House.
We have already paid the ultimate price. We were poisoned by PFAS for decades. Our blood was contaminated without our consent. It's time NC DEQ puts OUR needs first.
We cannot wait another three years for action on PFAS. We deserve surface water quality standards ASAP and DEQ has the power to correct this oversight.
Use this link to register:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx...
Surface water quality standards are used to protect our rivers, lakes and streams. Over 1.5 million North Carolinians rely on the Cape Fear River as their primary source of drinking water.
Multiple studies confirm NC has some of the worst PFAS pollution in the nation. DEQ must create surface water quality standards for PFAS so the burden to remove these “forever chemicals” from drinking water sources falls on the polluters—not innocent ratepayers.
A growing body of research suggests these “forever chemicals” are toxic at trace amounts and have lasting health impacts. Many North Carolinians have been chronically exposure to large quantities of PFAS for decades.
PFAS exposures are associated with immune suppression, developmental effects during pregnancy or breastfeeding, thyroid problems, increases in cholesterol levels which leads to stroke or heart attacks, and a number of cancers—including thyroid, kidney, bladder and testicular cancers.
We need you to make your voices heard! When you give your public comments tell DEQ why this matters to you. Explain how PFAS contamination has personally impacted your lives.
Demand DEQ do the following:
Immediately adopt a surface water quality standard for PFAS as a class at a health protective level of 1 ppt for the sum total concentration of all PFAS.
Establishing a 1 ppt surface water quality standard for the sum total of all PFAS will stop the spread of newly released PFAS at the source--instead of placing the burden on drinking water utilities. It will also protect our natural wildlife and aquatic life from unnecessary PFAS contamination. This health protective level is supported by multiple research studies.
You have until noon on Tuesday, July 20th to sign-up to speak. Please show up and bring your friends. Can we count on you to get three friends to join you? Click here to register to speak.
Thank you so much for helping us remove PFAS from our air, soil, water and food supply.
Sincerely,
Emily Donovan & your Clean Cape Fear leadership team
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FYI: An Informative PDF about PFAS as it Relates to Brunswick County in 2020 - by Eugene Rozenbaoum of LG Chem
BEAT Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2018
The meeting was called to order by Pete Key.
In Attendance: Tom Goodwin, Meghan Karg, Jennifer Swift, Pete Key
Approval of Minutes: The Minutes were read from the April 30th meeting and approved.
Agenda Items
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Liability Insurance
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Tom said, Coastal Insurance couldn’t find anyone that would cover us. BBT offered two plans $500-$1500/yr… Applications need to be submitted.
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Dues
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$10 Dues? Need a membership role. Meghan volunteered to segregate the spreadsheet. The only members we have are the ones who paid so far. Jennifer, “Put out a message that membership dues are due at the next meeting.” Check off
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501c3 discussion, including Do’s and Dont’s
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Jink's Creek Dredging Campaign, Rent the Planetarium and have Hilderman to speak. Corbin, Cerrato are for it, Jan is against.
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Malec Brothers Update
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Commissioners Meeting Campaign
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Straws Campaign
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Waste Committee has met with other group
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Coastal Day of Action
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Establish Key People
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Who will volunteer
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Two Pieces of material
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Script to read
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Petition to sign
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Fact Sheet
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Joe, send Greg your photo and bio
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Has the Board determined if Past Presidents section (Jan and Neil) could/should be added to the Board page
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Concensus is to let the sleeping dog lie for a while longer.
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Need to set a next General Meeting
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Show the Straws movie
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Set up sign in and dues
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Motion to adjourn was made at 9:00 p.m. and was passed unanimously.