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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 7 MIN

Lisa Sorg, reporter for Inside Climate News, on PFAS contamination and a secretive Amazon data center deal in Richmond County

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isa Sorg, reporter for Inside Climate News, joins Lisa Price to discuss the settlement of a lawsuit against Chemours by residents near the Fayetteville-Bladen County line whose well water and properties were contaminated by GenX chemicals emitted from the company's plant. Sorg also reveals how Amazon quietly struck a non-disclosure agreement with Richmond County to build an 800-acre data center with 21 buildings and roughly 600 backup diesel generators through a project code-named Blue Marlin, with a public hearing that lasted just 30 seconds because residents had no idea what was being discussed. Her reporting is available for free at insideclimatenews.org.

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