Pfas are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enoughSeveral years ago, I made a movie called Dark Waters, which told the real-life story of a community in West Virginia poisoned by Pfas “forever chemicals”. DuPont – a chemical manufacturing plant – contaminated the local water supply, killing cows and wildlife, making its workers sick and exposing local residents to toxic chemicals. It was an environmental horror story.It’s still happening across the country. Continue reading...
PFAS "forever chemicals" are a widespread danger linked to health problems like cancer and birth defects. Despite the risks, the EPA has encouraged using PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on farmland. The only solution is to stop producing PFAS entirely, reduce their use in products, filter them from water, and clean up existing contamination.
