Jeff Jackson: “That means they’ve broken the law.”

The purpose of this gas tax is to provide relief to families at the pump, but that won’t happen if gas stations in our state decide to treat this as an opportunity to get a windfall for themselves.

We know that there is a real risk of bankruptcy by Chemours, and this is why we now, with this deal, have put DuPont on the hook to make sure that they will have to continue the cleanup in the event that Chemours goes bankrupt and can’t…

This deal forces them to pay for the harm they caused the people of southeastern North Carolina, and gives our local governments more resources to help ensure clean drinking water for families.

They are illegally overcharging families and they have been, we believe, for years, so today, we’re taking them to court to stop this behavior.