WL Gore facing lawsuits over PFAS pollution

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Company is being sued for ‘knowingly’ polluted rivers and the air with so-called forever chemicals in rural Maryland

ANNAPOLIS - WL Gore and Associates is facing two law suits alleging that its facilities in Cecil County, Maryland, poisoned drinking water with PFAS substances used to make its Gore-Tex waterproof fabric membrane.

A class action lawsuit has been filed by two law firms representing residents who claim to have suffered ill health as a result of the pollution, while the state of Maryland is also suing the company.

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