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International Business Times
International Business Times
Science

The US Towns That Took On 'Forever Chemical' Giants -- And Won

Investigative journalist Mariah Blake recounts how people in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Hoosick Falls, New York, blew the whistle on the industrial giants that poisoned them (Credit: AFP)

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature.

Tainting food, water and wildlife, these toxic substances have been linked to ailments ranging from birth defects to rare cancers.

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