Environmental advocate Erin Brockovich is sounding the alarm over significant PFAS contamination in Dalton, Georgia, which is at the center of a high-profile lawsuit filed by Mohawk Industries against 3M and other chemical manufacturers. Brockovich, best known for her fight against corporate environmental negligence, has called the contamination “a big one,” emphasizing the potential health and ecological impacts.
The lawsuit alleges that 3M and other manufacturers knowingly contributed to the contamination of local water supplies with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” These chemicals, used in a wide range of industrial applications, are notorious. . .