Source: https://www.lexology.com/, September 21, 2023
By: Troutman Pepper

Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to alleged per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination of the regional drinking water supply caused by the airport authority.

Filed on September 8 in Michigan’s Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court, the lawsuit seeks injunctive and declaratory relief, past and future remediation and monitoring costs, and damages for the loss and destruction of natural resources for, among other issues, the airport authority’s alleged PFAS releases into the below-ground water supply, according to a statement from Nessel on her action. Read more.