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The office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James (pictured), filed the lawsuit. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/APView image in fullscreenThe office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James (pictured), filed the lawsuit. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/APNew York sues 3M, DuPont and others over 'forever chemicals' in consumer goodsState says companies hid environmental and health risks of Pfas for decades even as they began phasing them out
New York sued 3M, DuPont and other companies on Thursday for causing a public nuisance by selling “forever chemicals” that they knew were toxic for use in consumer products.
The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, accused the companies of hiding the chemicals’ environmental and health risks from consumers for decades, even as they began phasing out some of the chemicals, which are known as Pfas.
Other defendants include Chemours, Corteva and EIDP, which were part of DuPont before being spun off. The lawsuit was filed in a state court in Albany, which is New York’s capital.
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