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Michigan Attorney General, EGLE call out 3M attempt to gut PFAS in drinking water rules
Michigan Attorney General, EGLE call out 3M attempt to gut PFAS in drinking water rulesContact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General
May 7, 2021
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Liesl Clark today blasted an attempt by Minnesota-based 3M Corporation to invalidate PFAS in drinking water standards adopted by Michigan last year.
3M earlier this week served a lawsuit on EGLE seeking to invalidate Michigan s standards that set limits for PFAS compounds in drinking water. As one of the major manufacturers of PFAS in the country, 3M profited from the sale of many products containing PFAS while hiding the chemical s human health effects from the public. Many of 3M s products ended up in the environment and continue to contaminate Michigan s land, drinking water, and other natu
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