Posted on 04.06.22

Illinois AG says 3M’s Cordova plant dumped, hid chemicals in surrounding water

Source: https://www.wqad.com/, April 4, 2022
By: Shelby Kluver

The Illinois attorney general alleges that 3M knowingly manufactured and used dangerous chemicals for years, ultimately contaminating the nearby Mississippi River, residential wells and surface, ground and drinking water around its Cordova facility, according to a new lawsuit.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the suit in Rock Island County Circuit Court, saying that 3M has been aware of the toxicity of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals for decades, but downplayed the negative impacts. Now, the continued use of such substances have resulted in substantial health and environmental risks, the lawsuit maintains. Read more.

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