Article 6KEXP US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says

US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says

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Tom Perkins
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Lawsuit also alleges forever chemicals' used at Connecticut plant put residents' health at risk and destroyed property value

Toxic PFAS forever chemical" pollution from a Connecticut Kleenex plant has contaminated nearby drinking water, put residents' health at risk and destroyed their property value, a new federal class-action lawsuit alleges.

The dangerous chemicals are commonly used in paper production, and air emissions from the plant are behind the region's tainted drinking water wells, the suit charges. The plaintiffs are seeking $5m in damages and health monitoring costs.

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