UN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
The community action group Clean Cape Fear in North Carolina, US, has joined forces with the University of California Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic to formally request that the United Nations investigate multiple alleged human rights violations related to chemical manufacturer Chemours’ release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Fayetteville plant along the lower Cape Fear river.