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    Awesome. The guys at Dupont, Chemours (a subsidiary of Dupont), and 3M who put this shit into everything despite their own testing in the 70’s showing that it accumulated in humans and caused an increase in cancer must be super proud of themselves. They made their CEO’s millionaires, and all they had to do was poison everyone they ever knew, loved or cared about (plus everyone else).

    Dupont CEO’s

    Charles B. McCoy (67-73)

    Irving S, Shapiro (73-81)

    Edward G. Jefferson (81-86)

    Richard E. Heckert (86-89)

    Edgar S. Woolard Jr. (89-95)

    John A. Krol (95-98)

    Charles O. Holliday Jr. (98-08)

    Ellen J. Kullman (08-15)

    Edward D. Breen (15-20)

    Marc Doyle (20)

    Edward D. Breen (20-Present)

    3M CEO’s

    Bert S. Cross (66-70)

    Harry Heltzer (70-75)

    Raymond H. Herzog (75-80)

    Lewis W. Lehr (80-86)

    Allen F. Jacobson (86-91)

    Livio DeSimone (91-01)

    James McNerney (01-05)

    Robert S. Morrison (05)

    George W. Buckley (05-12)

    Inge Thulin (12-18)

    Michael F. Roman (19- present)

  • LimpRimble@lemmy.ca
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    The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals” it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.

    Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province is the first Canadian jurisdiction to sue makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, known as PFAS chemicals.

    B.C. has filed similar class-action lawsuits in the past, targeting tobacco manufacturers in 1998 and opioid makers in 2018 to recover health-care costs associated with those substances.
    B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of ‘forever chemicals’

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    It probably wont happen in the US, but i really hope enough countries crack down on PFAs to have some reliable sources of safe everyday products