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Campaigners take French state to court over toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental activists hold placards during a demonstration against PFAS chemicals next to the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on 5 March 2026.
Environmental activists hold placards during a demonstration against PFAS chemicals next to the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on 5 March 2026. AFP - NICOLAS TUCAT

Environmental organisations and residents of some of France’s worst PFAS pollution hotspots have launched legal action against the French state, accusing it of long-standing failure to tackle contamination by so-called “forever chemicals”.

Three organisations – Générations Futures, Notre Affaire à Tous and Bloom – alongside six individuals exposed to PFAS pollution, filed the case before the Paris Administrative Court on Wednesday.

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