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Q&A: The Power of One Voice, and Now, Many: The Lawyer Who Sounded the Alarm on ‘Forever Chemicals’

Robert Bilott is relieved that companies are finally facing up to a toxic legacy. But he laments that it took decades to get the federal government to consider a ban on PFAS.

By Victoria St. Martin

Robert Bilott attends the "Dark Waters" New York Premiere at Walter Reade Theater on Nov. 12, 2019 in New York City. Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
A man walks along the Susquehanna River near the proposed Encina plastics recycling plant looking for a fishing spot in the summer of 2022. Credit: James Bruggers

Plastic Recycling Plant Could Send Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into the Susquehanna River, Polluting a Vital Drinking Water Source

By James Bruggers

Attorney Robert Bilott speaks at the Fight Forever Chemicals Campaign kick off event on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images

Environmentalists Praise the EPA’s Move to Restrict ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water and Wonder, What’s Next?

By Victoria St. Martin

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is testing out a new technology, inside this trailer, which could destroy harmful PFAS chemicals that have been removed from groundwater. Credit: Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune

Destroying ‘Forever Chemicals’ is a Technological Race that Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Industry

By Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune

3M's chemical plant in Cordova, Illinois released 73 tons of perfluoromethane (CF4) into the atmosphere, more than any other industrial facility in the county, in 2021. CF4 is 7,380 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas and remains in the atmosphere for 50,000 years. Credit: Phil McKenna

A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemical in 2021

By Phil McKenna

A wastewater treatment facility in Frederick, Maryland. Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Toxic Releases From Industrial Facilities Compound Maryland’s Water Woes, a New Report Found

By Aman Azhar

A nonstick cooking wok on stovetop in Lafayette, California, March 7, 2022. PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," are commonly used in household items such as nonstick pans, cleaning products and stain-resistant coatings on fabrics and carpet. Credit: Gado/Getty Images

Ubiquitous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Increase Risk of Liver Cancer, Researchers Report

By Victoria St. Martin

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