Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul files a lawsuit against 18 companies. He alleges they contaminated the environment with chemicals known as PFAS. The filing alleges the defendants knew or should have known that their products would have a dangerous impact. The lawsuit seeks punitive damages as well as reimbursement for the costs of investigations, cleanup and remediation.

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Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS

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Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Kaul,

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Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Wisconsin AG sues 3M, 17 other companies over PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force nearly 20 companies that he alleges contaminated the environment with chemicals known as PFAS to reimburse the state for investigations and cleanup efforts.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

Wisconsin sues ‘forever chemicals’ manufacturers for ‘widespread contamination’

Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against 18 companies over the manufacturing and marketing of toxic “forever chemicals,” alleging that these firms engaged in the “widespread contamination” of the stat…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Wisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination

By TODD RICHMOND Associated PressMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Kaul, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Dane County circuit court. It names 18 companies as defendants including 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP and BASF Corporation. The lawsuit seeks punitive damag…

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