Meanwhile, the local public #utility in Dalton, #Georgia responsible for ensuring safe #DrinkingWater coordinated with #carpet executives in private meetings that would effectively shield their companies from #oversight.

Year after year, the #chemicals traveled in #water discarded during manufacturing from mills across northwest Georgia, eventually reaching a #river system that provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people in Georgia & eastern #Alabama.

#law #PFAs #PublicHealth

The #pollution is so bad some researchers have identified the region as one of the nation’s #PFAS hot spots. Today, the consequences can be found everywhere. PFAS, often called #ForeverChemicals because they can take decades or more to break down, are in the #water & the #soil.

They’re in the dust on floors where #children crawl, the local #fish & #wildlife, & as ongoing research has shown, the #people.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #Climate #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia