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[ad_1] “It’s that accumulation that’s the problem,” said Scott Belcher, a North Carolina State University professor who researches PFAS toxicity. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.” PFAS is a broad family of chemical substances, and the new rule sets strict limits on two common types — called PFOA…

[ad_1] NORTH CAROLINA: Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Michael Regan on Thursday announced eight organizations that will oversee the spending of $20 billion in grants to fund tens of thousands of clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities across the United States. “While every community has the capacity to join the clean energy economy, not every community has had the opportunity to do…