The Toxic Truth: Contaminated Water and the Fight for Clean Drinking Water

🚱North Carolinians are living with contaminated water from toxic chemicals dumped by Chemours.

🔬The chemicals, known as forever chemicals, have serious health effects and are linked to cancer, liver damage, and birth defects.

🔍Residents are fighting for clean drinking water and seeking answers for the effects on their families.

🏭Chemours, a subsidiary of DuPont, is responsible for the chemical contamination in North Carolina.

🌊Water sources, including the Cape Fear River, have been contaminated by the chemicals.

What are the health effects of the toxic chemicals?

—The toxic chemicals, known as forever chemicals, have been linked to cancer, liver damage, and birth defects.

Who is responsible for the chemical contamination in North Carolina?

—Chemours, a subsidiary of DuPont, is responsible for dumping the toxic chemicals into water sources in North Carolina.

Are residents getting clean drinking water?

—Residents are fighting for clean drinking water and are currently relying on bottled water and filters provided by Chemours.

What are the residents doing to seek justice?

—Residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Chemours to seek justice for the health effects caused by the contaminated water.

How widespread is the contamination?

—The contamination has affected thousands of wells across an area spanning 800 square miles in North Carolina.

00:02North Carolinians are living with contaminated water.

00:26Chemours, a subsidiary of DuPont, is responsible for the chemical contamination.

04:08The toxic chemicals, known as forever chemicals, have serious health effects.

05:58Residents have filed a class action lawsuit to seek justice.

09:06Residents are fighting for clean drinking water.