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June 26, 2024

B.C. Files Class-Action Lawsuit Over “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water

Province files class-action suit over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Grant Warkentin, My Powell River Now

The BC government has filed a class-action lawsuit against international chemical giants, claiming they failed to adequately warn people about the risks of so-called ‘forever chemicals.’

The suit specifically targets manufacturers of PFAS chemicals, which are used in hundreds of consumer and commercial products including tires, firefighting foam, non-stick pans, stain-resistant clothes and cosmetics.

The chemicals do not break down easily in the human body and environment. Last year in the USA courts awarded more than $11 billion in settlements over PFAS contamination, and there have been thousands of lawsuits over the chemicals in recent years.

BC is specifically suing to “recover the costs of detecting and removing” the chemicals from drinking water systems, according to Attorney-General Niki Sharma.

Read original report by Chuck Chiang and Nono Shen in The Canadian Press, June 21, 2024.

Other CHD Canada articles on PFAS

Are Canadian Children Safe From PFAS?
PFAS – The Toxic ‘forever chemical’ Hiding in Plain Sight

FOR ALL CANADIANS — DEMAND COMPREHENSIVE ACTION ON “FOREVER CHEMICALS”

CLICK HERE TO SEND AN IMMEDIATE LETTER to Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Mark Holland, Minister of Health to utilize the legislative tools at their disposal for a comprehensive ban on PFAS.  A copy will also be sent to your MP.

Contact your local Member of Provincial Parliament, MPP or MLA,  https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en  and urge them to protect our children and the environment from PFAS.

 

Scientists have also recently sounded the alarm over drinking tap water when pregnant after finding a link between fluoride exposure and disruptions to fetal brain development.

 

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