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Chemours Chemical Plant Still Polluting West Virginia Water With Toxic PFAS After Almost 25 Years, Lawsuit Claims

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A Chemours chemical plant in West Virginia is polluting nearby waters with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals,” according to a new lawsuit brought by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition. The complaint is the most recent in a fight that has been ongoing since 2001 over pollution from the Washington Works plant, reported The Guardian. The PFAS-contaminated waste is polluting the Ohio River in the town of Parkersburg, home to approximately 50,000 Appalac…

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US Chemical Plant Accused of Polluting Water with Toxic PFAS - One Green Planet

The Chemours factory in West Virginia featured in "Dark Waters," takes a new twist with a federal lawsuit due to dangerous levels of PFAS The post US Chemical Plant Accused of Polluting Water with Toxic PFAS appeared first on One Green Planet.

Chemours Chemical Plant Still Polluting West Virginia Water With Toxic PFAS After Almost 25 Years, Lawsuit Claims

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Gordon County Files PFAS Lawsuit in State Court

Gordon County filed a lawsuit in State Court to protect the public’s health and taxpayers from the cost of cleaning up and properly disposing of toxic materials used by chemical and carpet manufacturers and dumped in the Gordon County landfill in violation of the Georgia Water Quality Control Act. This case is about toxic chemicals that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found… Source

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