Rural North Carolina fights back against PFAS contamination

Grist
By Grist CreativeMay 6, 2026, 9:47 am125 ptsTrending
For more than half a century, residents of Sampson County, North Carolina have watched their local landfill grow to nearly 1,300 acres, becoming the largest in the state. Garbage now arrives from far beyond the county line, traveling from all over the state. For locals like Sherri White-Williamson, the scale of…

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