[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Alaska sues PFAS makers as lawmakers seek broader action from regulators"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Alaska sues PFAS makers as lawmakers seek broader action from regulators

By Jacob Resneck
Alaska Public Media
April 8, 2021

The state of Alaska is suing manufacturers of a pair of the toxic PFAS compounds that have contaminated groundwater across the state. The lawsuit filed Wednesday names chemical giants 3M, Dupont and others.

It comes the same day as a bill was filed compelling state regulators to take broader action on contaminated sites, many near small state-run airports in communities from like Gustavus and Yakutat which have a number of PFAS compounds in private wells.

The 38-page legal complaint filed on behalf of Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor notes that for decades, the companies knowingly produced the toxic chemicals, which do not break down in the environment and are highly soluble, allowing them to easily spread in groundwater.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/04/08/alaska-sues-pfas-makers-as-lawmakers-seek-broader-action-from-regulators/

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Lenny Siegel
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