AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPFAS Fallout in NC: Chemours, DuPont and Corteva agreed to pay North Carolina $455 million to settle “forever chemicals” claims, with more cleanup money also discussed. Public Health Watch: The CDC says human rabies exposures are up nationwide, pointing to a North Carolina mass exposure tied to rabid baby goats at a mobile petting zoo; officials also plan more rabies vaccine bait drops across the Southeast. Food Safety Update: Federal health agencies declared the record cyclospora outbreak over, with nearly 13,000 cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce, though investigators still don’t know the source. Election Fight: Republican secretaries of state asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Trump mail-in ballot rule, arguing late changes could disrupt the 2026 midterms. Local Governance & Accountability: Asheville settled a wrongful-death lawsuit over a long-ignored drainage problem that allegedly led to a fatal 2020 crash. Community & Environment: A retired wind turbine blade was turned into a public bench in Huntersville, giving new life to hard-to-recycle turbine materials.
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