Maryland is suing W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex — a waterproof material often used in outdoor gear such as raincoats — alleging its ...

The bill would require companies to test fertilizer made from sewage sludge for PFAS and meet limits before selling to Texas ...

This article is the first in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. During 21 ...

3M created two chemicals in the PFAS family — Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) — in the 1940s, with DuPont purchasing PFOA from 3M in 1951, according to ...

As early as the 1960s, according to the lawsuit, DuPont scientists issued internal warnings about the toxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, a variety of PFAS that would be used by Gore.

In May 2022, the Florida Attorney General’s office sued DuPont and 13 other PFOA manufacturers for failing to disclose the chemicals’ toxicity. PFOA is the specific type of PFAS found in the ...

Paxton’s office has accused 3M and DuPont of misrepresenting or concealing the health risks of PFAS, which have been sold for decades for use in consumer products.

Daniel Turner, a spokesperson for DuPont, said in an email that the company has never manufactured PFOA and PFOS — two types of PFAS chemicals — or firefighting foam. “While we don’t ...