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Jun 21, 2022

Rubidoux Community Services District Files A Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont And Others Over PFAS Contamination

"Rubidoux has worked to identify and treat wells that have been contaminated with PFAS to ensure the safety of these crucial water supplies. Through this lawsuit, Rubidoux is seeking to protect the ratepayers in our service area and ensure that the costs of cleaning up these contaminants are borne by 3M, DuPont, and the other companies that sold and profited from their products containing PFAS.”

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Jun 16, 2022

City of Pomona Wins $48 Million to Clean Up Groundwater

In September 2021, a jury in federal court in Los Angeles awarded the City of Pomona, California more than $48 million to clean up groundwater supplies that had been contaminated by perchlorate, which is banned from drinking water supplies from the state at very low concentrations.

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Jun 1, 2022

Municipalities join multidistrict litigation suit to cover costs of PFAS

Municipalities and utilities across the U.S. have joined a multidistrict litigation (MDL) suit claiming that their water supplies are contaminated with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).

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Apr 29, 2022

Polluters Pay Municipalities for the Cost of Cleanup from Toxic Manmade Chemicals

Toxic manmade chemicals, like per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 1,2,3-Tricholoropropane (TCP), are showing up in water systems across the U.S. Municipalities are now increasing mandatory testing due to new state and federal regulations. These new regulations are also tightening maximum contaminant levels (MCL) in water systems as the health impacts of these toxic chemicals are dire.

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Apr 15, 2022

Multidistrict Litigation Suit For PFAS Contamination Gains Momentum

Water system providers across the US have joined a multidistrict litigation (MDL) suit claiming that their water supplies are contaminated with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).

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Apr 14, 2022

Merced County CA Schools Sue Dow, Shell Over 1,2,3-TCP

The Ballico-Cressey School District, a small school district in a rural stretch of northern Merced County, is suing corporate giants Dow Chemical and Shell Oil. The lawsuit, filed on March 30 in Merced County Superior Court, alleges that the big companies manufactured and sold agricultural fumigants containing toxic chemicals, polluting Cressey Elementary School’s water supply.

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Apr 11, 2022

Polluters Pay Municipalities for the Cost of Cleanup from Toxic Manmade Chemicals

Toxic manmade chemicals, like per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 1,2,3-Tricholoropropane (TCP), are showing up in water systems across the U.S. It’s not new, but it has become more common, as municipalities are now increasing mandatory testing due to new state and federal regulations.

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Media Coverage

Rubidoux Community Services District Files A Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont And Others Over PFAS Contamination

New PFAS Warnings Put Utility Reputations at Risk, Not Liability

City of Pomona Wins $48 Million to Clean Up Groundwater

Municipalities join multidistrict litigation suit to cover costs of PFAS

Polluters Pay Municipalities for the Cost of Cleanup from Toxic Manmade Chemicals

Multidistrict Litigation Suit For PFAS Contamination Gains Momentum

Merced County CA Schools Sue Dow, Shell Over 1,2,3-TCP

Ballico-Cressey School District Files a Lawsuit Against Dow Chemical and Shell Oil for Contaminating Drinking Water

California school district sues Dow and Shell over cancer-causing chemical in water

Polluters Pay Municipalities for the Cost of Cleanup from Toxic Manmade Chemicals

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