**MEDIA ADVISORY** Mark Ruffalo, NC-8 Congressional Candidate to host PFAS Roundtable

Water protection advocates to speak at get out the vote event
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John Dunmore, john.dunmore@sierraclub.org

North Carolina (VIRTUAL- JOIN FROM ANYWHERE)— This Thursday October 22nd, North Carolina's 8th district congressional candidate Pat Timmons-Goodson will lead a roundtable on the state's PFAS and GenX water contamination crisis featuring Dark Waters actor Mark Ruffalo and several advocates from across the state. The event is open to press, will feature a question and answer portion, and dive into the candidate's platform and her campaign.

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What: A virtual roundtable featuring experts on water chemical contamination, impacts on human health and solutions for the state.

Who: Congressional candidate Pat Timmons-Goodson, actor Mark Ruffalo, Clean Cape Fear co-founder Emily Donovan, Environmental Working Group government affairs director Scott Faber, activist and expert Mark Favors, and state senate candidate Kirk deViere. 

When: Thursday, October 22nd at 7 p.m. ET

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