3M, DuPont to Face Claims Over PFAS Contamination in Alabama

3M and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. must still face claims that they sold chemical-laden products that contaminated the drinking water in Tuskegee, Ala., after a federal judge trimmed the suit.

The Utilities Board of Tuskegee claimed that the companies knew that their facilities leaked toxic PFAS into the environment and contaminated public waterways through runoff and leachate, but continued to manufacture and sell the contaminated products, like Teflon nonstick cooking pans.

DuPont has been the target of thousands of suits alleging a toxic Teflon component contaminated drinking water in Ohio and West Virginia. 3M is also involved ...