New York Attorney General Letitia James sued some of the top chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging that they knowingly sold harmful “forever chemicals” in consumer products.
The lawsuit alleged that several of the top chemical and agricultural companies in the United States manufactured, marketed, and sold perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for use in consumer products. James alleged the companies knew the PFAS were toxic and yet continued to sell them and hid information regarding the danger of the chemicals from the public.
The companies named in the lawsuit include the Chemours Company, 3M Company, Corteva, DuPont De Nemours, and EIDP, which is owned by Corteva….