Jul. 9 at 8:45 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against several of the nation's largest chemical manufacturers, including 3M, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and EIDP, alleging they knowingly caused decades of PFAS ("forever chemicals") contamination while concealing the substances' health and environmental risks.
The lawsuit claims the companies were aware as early as the 1970s that PFAS could persist in the environment and accumulate in humans, animals, and ecosystems, yet continued marketing products containing the chemicals, including nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and cosmetics. PFAS have been linked to cancer, birth defects, pregnancy complications, hormone disruption, and other health issues.
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