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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

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

By James Bruggers

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

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

By Phil McKenna

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

By Aman Azhar

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

By Victoria St. Martin

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