Michigan Launches PFAS Pollution Lawsuit Against Paper Company

December 21, 2022, 5:59 PM UTC

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued an international paper manufacturer for the release of “forever chemicals” near the state’s border with Canada, her office said in a Tuesday release.

The suit alleges that Domtar Industries, Inc. released paper sludges that contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that were incorrectly deemed inert, or free of hazardous substances, at a site once operated in Port Huron, Mich.

The sludges were sent to a composting facility, Techni-Comp, also in Port Huron. There, PFAS have been detected in groundwater and surface water at levels that exceed state standards.

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