A U.N. human rights panel calls on the U.N. Environment Assembly to take on “forever chemicals” at a meeting in Nairobi, citing a North Carolina PFAS plant as an example of environmental negligence, Inside Climate News, 2/26/24
Thanks to clinic work, U.N. human rights advisors conclude Chemours and DuPont knew about risks but kept making toxic PFAS chemicals
U.N. experts say DuPont and Chemours generated extensive contamination with toxic “forever chemicals” in North Carolina
American chemical companies DuPont and Chemours have discharged toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the local environment, disregarding the rights and wellbeing of residents along the lower Cape Fear River in North Carolina, say U.N. experts.
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, 2/21/24
Following clinic complaint, U.N. Human Rights Council experts call out Chemours and DuPont for U.S. PFAS contamination
The United Nations Human Rights Council issued a press statement calling out American chemical companies, Chemours and DuPont, for “disregarding the rights and wellbeing” of residents in North Carolina, who have been unknowingly exposed to extreme levels of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for decades.
Environmental Law Clinic, 2/21/24
Environmental Law Clinic Fall 2023 Newsletter
Environmental Law Clinic, 12/22/23
After clinic files complaint, U.N. takes action on North Carolina PFAS contamination recognizing a U.S. violation of international human rights law
Environmental Law Clinic, 11/27/23
U.N. responds to clinic complaint, calling out Chemours, partner companies for human rights violations associated with PFAS
Port City Daily, 11/25/23
Director Claudia Polsky quoted in story on U.N. probing DuPont, Chemours over human rights harms from PFAS
Bloomberg Law, 11/24/23
U.N.-appointed human rights experts express concerns about Chemours’ ‘blatant disregard for human rights and environmental protections’
WECT News 6, 11/24/23
Clinic client settles with Bay Area air district to increase transparency and community participation
Communities for a Better Environment, 9/5/23
ELC client Communities for a Better Environment reaches settlement agreement with Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Environmental Law Clinic, 9/2/23