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‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light

The new film “Dark Waters” depicts the real-life story of the 20-year battle waged by attorney Rob Bilott against chemical giant DuPont.We meet Bilott,…

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January 17, 1918: Engineering Firm Hired to Build Plant at Nitro

On January 17, 1918, the U.S. War Department hired a New York engineering firm to build a nitrocellulose plant along the Kanawha-Putnam county border. The…

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Jury Delivers $2M Verdict Against DuPont

The third case of some 3500 against the chemical company DuPont reached an initial verdict today. The case stems from the company’s widespread water…

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