Bad Chemistry
Articles by Sharon Lerner on the global contamination crisis surrounding toxic industrial chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, and GenX. The U.S. has refused to regulate the chemicals in this class, known as PFAS, despite the fact that they persist indefinitely in the environment and have been linked to cancer and many other illnesses.
Solvay Withholds Data About Toxic PFAS Pollution in New Jersey
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
Biden EPA Transition Team Member Helped DuPont Dodge Responsibility for PFOA
Michael McCabe, a former EPA official and aide to Joe Biden, led DuPont’s defense of the toxic PFAS chemical PFOA.
U.S. Military Responsible for Widespread PFAS Pollution in Japan
A new book by Jon Mitchell exposes “countless” releases of PFAS chemicals by the U.S. military in Japan.
Did the White House Stop the EPA From Regulating PFAS?
A proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances has been sitting at the White House for more than a year.
PFAS Contamination Divides an Alabama Town
In industry-friendly Decatur, a longtime production hub for 3M, residents are grappling with a PFAS crisis — and how to hold polluters to account.