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B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals' - The defendants are companies that have made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (www.cbc.ca)
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The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago

Keep up the good fight, BC gov! Hopefully we will start banning even more down here. We have a short list, but there are thousands of short and long chain PFAS out there.