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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? This is the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.

propublica.org

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives 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 wit...

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