Town Files Lawsuit Against 3M, Other Companies for PFAS Contamination

The town of Pittsboro filed a lawsuit against the chemical companies responsible for the PFAS contamination of the town’s property and water supply, town officials announced early Thursday evening.

The lawsuit is a civil action and was filed in the Chatham County Superior Court’s General Court of Justice, and follows a vote Monday night to pursue legal action.

PFAS — toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances — are a class of synthetic chemicals that do not occur naturally in the environment. State and local governments around the country have sued numerous chemical companies responsible for widespread PFAS contamination of natural resources, including the state of North Carolina.

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