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Companies Covered Up Harm of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study Finds
The Messenger
Jun 1, 2023
Researchers Nadia Gaber, Lisa Bero, and Tracey Woodruff analyzed a trove of previously secret documents initially uncovered during litigation by Robert Bilott, the first attorney to successfully sue DuPont over PFAS. Bero and colleagues found that by “suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse, 3M and DuPont were able to tamp down wider concern for decades, using strategies similar to Big Tobacco to keep the risks quiet." Read The Messenger>>