Posted on 11.04.21

NC sues 14 manufacturers of firefighting foam, alleging PFAS contaminates groundwater

Source: https://www.newsobserver.com/, November 4, 2021
By: Adam Wagner and Jonathan Limehouse

The North Carolina Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against more than a dozen manufacturers of firefighting foam that contains toxic “forever chemicals,” accusing the companies of failing to tell those using the foam how to properly handle it, leading to groundwater contamination at four sites across the state.

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced the lawsuits at a Charlotte briefing alongside members of the Charlotte International Association of Fire Fighters Local 660 and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Read more.

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