B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals' - The defendants are companies that have made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals' - The defendants are companies that have made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.
BC is expensive, but at least they act on stuff.
That is becoming less truth.
Keep up the good fight, BC gov! Hopefully we will start banning even more down here. We have a short list, but there are thousands of short and long chain PFAS out there.
Minister’s statement on Province’s civil claim on ‘forever chemicals’
“The Province of British Columbia has taken the lead in Canada in prosecuting civil damages claims against corporations that cause widespread public harms to people in B.C., including in recent years against tobacco and opiate manufacturers.
Now that is a good government.
Government regulations require chemicals in tap under the claim of purification or cleansing, that's why people now pay for filtered water instead of using tap water.
BC government is a hypocrite.
These aren't even the most dangerous chemicals in there! Dihydrogen monoxide kills millions every year, but they'll never ban it from the tap water.
You can learn more at https://dhmo.org/
Going by the number of down votes, @Shadow@lemmy.ca can start a wind farm powered by the whooshes happening here.
Why waste time deleting thier comments when their entire account is just worthless rants.
Also can you remove TruckBC as a mod it's pretty clear they don't plan to be back on the platform anytime soon.
Government is forever the problem in society.