Posted on 11.07.22

Philly sues 3M, DuPont, and other companies over ‘forever’ chemical contamination

Source: https://whyy.org/, November 4, 2022
By: Zoe Read

The City of Philadelphia has sued DuPont, 3M, and other chemical companies for contaminating drinking water with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.

The civil suit was filed by the City’s Law Department in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on Friday.

Numerous other states and cities have taken similar legal action over the years, because of the numerous health effects linked to PFAS, which stand for “per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances.” Read more.

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