*** Speaking to Newcomers Club

Dear Concerned Citizens of Brunswick County, NC

Please send comments on Chenmours' groundwater plan to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) at:

before March 6, 2020.

DEQ needs to know that the public is paying attention. Here are some things to consider including in your letter of personal comments to DEQ about the current Chemours' plan.

1. Chemours has polluted 45,000 acres of local groundwater with toxic chemicals and poisoned public water supplies for decades, yet now Chemours proposes to avoid paying what is needed to protect people and our communities.

2. Chemours' plan leaves highly contaminated groundwater at the site and does little to stop toxic pollutants from from leaking into people's wells AND local rivers & streams.

3. DEQ must ensure that families, county citizens and downstream communities do not bear any financial burden in paying all costs associated with cleaning up all toxic pollutant emissions. AND that Chemours does pay directly for all cleanup costs.

4. Also, please let DEQ know that Chemours (and stockholders) must commit to placing the health of North Carolinians living near the facililty, the Cape Fear River, and in downstream communities - before it's bottom line - which their proposed plan fails to do!

Brunswick Environmental Action Team

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Speaking to the Brunswick County

Newcomers Club on February 14, 2018

On Wednesday, February 14th, Neil Gilbert performed his last official act as President of BEAT when he gave a power point presentation on BEAT to the Brunswick County Newcomers Club at a full house at the Sunny Side Up Diner in Calabash. With the assistance of BEAT member Tom Goodwin, Neil discussed the history, growth, and mission statement of BEAT. The second half of the presentation focused on the topic of offshore drilling and BEAT's effort to get the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners to propose a resolution opposing offshore drilling.

Following the presentation, a very interested Newcomers Club asked questions for a half hour asking how members could become more involved in BEAT. BEAT would like to thank John Malm and the Newcomers Club for their invitation to present and for their warm hospitality.