How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water

Why 99% of Americans have these chemicals in their blood.

North Carolina’s Cape Fear River is a massive water system. It stretches across the lower half of the state, collecting runoff from 29 counties and providing water to millions of people. But in the city of Wilmington, where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean, the water has residents worried.

In a 2019 test of tap water, Wilmington and neighboring Brunswick county were among the top five areas for high levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — a group of man-made chemicals commonly used for making nonstick or water-resistant products. Now North Carolina is reckoning with the legacy of pollution upstream — and discovering what decades of PFAS contamination means for the rest of the country.

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[Halluinium]

I'm glad Mark Rufulo is taking his influence to talk about issues like this

[FingeringThings]

Ah America, where corporations are put above citizens

[STOG]

Isn't poluting drinking water basically an act of terrorism in most of the 1st world?

[nfoleg]

The true American way: privatize profits and socialize losses.

[samazwe]

With special guest "Smart Hulk"

[shimo]

American companies:
What is most important?
❌ Safety of all Americans
✔️Stonks

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Americans: Stop poisoning my drinking water!
American corporations: Prove it's poison, then maybe.
Americans: It's poison!
American corporations: Ehh...

[RyanRuark]

“Accidentally exposed to.” No. This was intentional. And the heads of these companies belong in handcuffs.

[incisive]

Is anyone tired of learning how bad things are and actually want to see things CHANGE?

[shellcraigmiles]

I was thinking "that guy looks like mark Ruffalo"

Then i thought "that is mark Ruffalo"

[Gunzberg]

Where's the government shutting these plants down and fining them? Oh yeah, they give those companies tax breaks in first place...

[adrianreyes]

If the Karen's of America United against companies, this would be solved in 24 hours.

[masterimaginariumdooblepop]

When did environmental protection become a “radical political” idea?

[notorious_majora]

When Hulk has to tell you about pollution, you know it's bad.

[nickc]

11:01 If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that public health and safety is extremely political.

[flyingbanana]

The world: “Americans, your water is being polluted.”

Americans: “yeah but we have freedom.”

[therealeikichionizuka]

If people are wondering why mark ruffalo is here, it’s because he made a movie on pfas.
Edit: bruh why does this have 2k likes

[jamesfitzgibbon]

Americans drinking water: why is it spicy 👁👄👁

[jordinometry]

Hasn’t this exact thing been happening in Flint since 2014? There’s literally children that have illnesses for life because of the government’s racism and negligence

[iainronald]

PFAS producing conglomerates: “We have billions of dollars, senators whose races we’ve funded and a million lobbyists to argue in favour of us, what do you have?”

Vox: “We have a hulk.”