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In the News: “Pivotal Fall Ahead For GenX Research, Action”
Read the recent coverage of the new Collaboratory project aimed at monitoring and research of GenX and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in Coastal Review Online.
In the News: “Are toxic chemicals in our drinking water? Statewide testing should let us know.”
The Collaboratory is in the early stages of a project to conduct water and air sampling for chemical compounds throughout North Carolina.
N.C. Policy Collaboratory Launches New Statewide Study on GenX with $5 Million State Appropriation
The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory received a new $5,013,000 million appropriation from the N.C. General Assembly as part of the State budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year to conduct baseline water quality testing for a set of chemicals classified as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) that include GenX.
EFC Launches Leaders in Environment and Finance (LEAF) Fellowship
The NC Policy Collaboratory is funding the LEAF Fellowship from the Environmental Finance Center to support research in everything from information science to city planning to environmental science.
In the News: Collaboratory Studies: Better GenX Detection
At a recent Collaboratory Advisory Board meeting several faculty members outlined their research projects as part of the Collaboratory’s Emerging Contaminants Initiative.