Gonna have to sue every major airport as well
PFAS is in the fire suppressant
Might be easier to sue the source, the fire suppressant companies so they have to find an alternative material
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There are plenty of alternative materials already. They just won't make the switch.
It's the PFAS cartel
They've got a lock on the market
I think it has to do with the DOD (iirc) approving them for military use. But there's a soy based product that's being deployed in some areas despite not having DOD approval.
Just saw something on how difficult it would be for them to change from synthetic food coloring to natural and it was all excuses. They will probably save a penny to make the current ceo look good for a bonus till next year when it all repeats.
Background from last week
It's pretty grim
‘We thought we’d got the numbers wrong’: how a pristine lake came to have the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ on record
But were they using artificial food dye?
is this lawsuit DOA because of the supremacy clause?