November 3, 2011 – The Pioneer Press reports today on a study from 3M Company that indicates certain local waterways are no longer impaired by PFOS. The article reports on 3M’s decision to stop using the compound, and its collaboration with environmentalists, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and others to remediate the compounds from the local area. The firm represents 3M in defense of various legal actions pertaining to the company’s past manufacturing, use and disposal of the compounds.
According to the article, “Whitney Clark, executive director of Friends of the Mississippi River, said 3M should be commended for the mitigation work it has done over the years.”
To read the article “Chemical Levels in River Fish Drop, 3M Says,” click here.