“The research and data are clear - these deadly chemicals must be removed from the firefighters’ environment.” “Every day, we learn more about this toxic class of chemicals,” said Charlotte International Association of Fire Fighters Local 660 President Tom Brewer. I’ll do everything to protect North Carolinians’ natural resources, including their drinking water.” So I’m taking them to court to make them clean up the mess they made.
“As a result, forever chemicals have seeped into our soil and groundwater and put people’s health at risk - all so these chemical companies could line their pockets. “These companies made and sold firefighting foam with dangerous forever chemicals to our firefighters, military service members, and first responders, long after they knew or should have known how harmful this foam was,” Stein said on Thursday. The attorney general is asking the court to require those manufacturers to pay for the investigation into how widespread the damage is, to clean it up, to replace water treatment systems and wells, to restore damaged natural resources, and to monitor water quality in the future.
