Excellent article by Sharon Lerner. Long, but reads fast like intrigue fiction (but 100% true).
#pollution #PublicHealth #CorporateCrime #3M #environment

> After the late ’70s, when 3M scientists established that the chemical was toxic in animals and was accumulating in humans, it produced millions of pounds per year.

> all people have at least one forever chemical in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

^ProPublica