DuPont Faces Ohio Lawsuit Over Teflon Chemicals in Water

DuPont Co. allegedly dumped tons of toxic chemicals used to make Teflon into Ohio’s air and water, the state said in a lawsuit.

From 1950 to 2013, the Parkersburg, W.Va., DuPont plant discharged “hundreds of thousands of pounds” of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the environment near the West Virginia-Ohio border. The PFOA eventually made its way into the Ohio River and people’s bloodstreams, Ohio alleged in its Feb. 8 complaint.

PFOA has been linked to many maladies, including cancer.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) ...