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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims

a sign in grass saying chemours
The Chemours Washington Works plant in West Virginia. Photograph: Google Maps

The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges.

It represents the latest salvo in a decades-old fight over pollution from the plant, called Washington Works, which continues despite public health advocates winning significant legal battles.

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