North Carolina
North Carolina AG Stein sues over PFAS fire foam
Aqueous Movie Forming Foam, or AFFF, has been round for the reason that Sixties.
It is combined with water and used to extinguish fires that comprise flammable liquids, like jet gasoline. AFFF can simply seep into groundwater.
North Carolina Lawyer Basic Josh Stein alleges there are excessive chemical concentrations at Piedmont Triad Worldwide Airport, Camp Lejune, and Marine Corps Air Station New River.
Stein’s workplace is suing foam makers, together with 3M, DuPont and Chemours. In a press release, Stein says the businesses knew of the hazards of AFFF, “However they continued to promote this product to line their pockets on the expense of our well being and our ingesting water. It’s flawed and illegal, so I’m taking them to court docket and can battle to ensure they clear up the mess they made.”
The Lawyer Basic filed 4 related fits final yr.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reviews that trials in a few of these fits will start subsequent spring.
3M might must pay billions of {dollars} if it is discovered chargeable for pollution-related sicknesses.
North Carolina
School closings, delays in Western North Carolina, Wednesday, Jan. 15
Amazon van slides off a road snowy Knoxville street
Video captured the moment an Amazon van slid off a snowy road in Knoxville.
Some school systems in Western North Carolina are closed or operating on delays Wednesday, Jan. 15, due to winter weather impacts.
- Avery County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Cherokee County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Clay County Schools: Closed, optional workday.
- Graham County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Jackson County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Macon County Schools: Franklin area closed, remote learning day. Highlands School, three-hour delay. Nantahala School, two-hour delay.
- Madison County Schools: One-hour delay.
- Mitchell County Schools: One-hour delay.
- Swain County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Transylvania County Schools: Two-hour delay.
This story will be updated
North Carolina
Biden admin gives millions to NC school districts for DEI, restorative justice
North Carolina
FEMA extends transitional housing program for North Carolina residents displaced by Hurricane Helene
FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina, according to a Monday announcement.
The program, which was set to expire on Tuesday, funds temporary housing, like hotel or motel rooms, for thousands of people displaced from their homes by Hurricane Helene.
The federal assistance gives households extra time to find alternative housing solutions or to make repairs to their homes.
FEMA ADMINISTRATOR URGES HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS TO TAKE ACTION AMID RISK OF LOSING TEMPORARY HOUSING
More than 3,000 families are eligible for the program’s extension, according to FEMA.
The agency said people checking out of their temporary housing on Tuesday are returning to habitable homes or have withdrawn from FEMA assistance.
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR PUSHES FEMA TO EXTEND TEMPORARY SHELTER ASSISTANCE AS WINTER STORM ROLLS IN
More than 10,000 households accepted temporary shelter in hotels participating in the TSA program following the aftermath of the hurricane, FEMA said last month, but most have since moved to longer-term housing.
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Each county also has its own shelters and nonprofits to assist people who are not eligible for FEMA’s program.
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