NJ wants chemical companies to cough up info on PFA contamination

New Jersey is going after chemical companies in the state, demanding information on how dangerous cancer-causing chemicals have been getting into the environment. For now, it’s a request for information on the proliferation of what are commonly called PFAs used in things commonly found around the house, like Scotchguard for furniture or Teflon for a frying pan. The Department of Environmental Protection is looking at several companies with chemical plants in the state. Shawn LaTourette, the department's deputy commissioner, told KYW Newsradio, “We’re asking the chemical companies including DuPont, Solvay and 3M to take responsibility for the chemicals that they placed into our stream of commerce that ended up being discharged into our air and into our water, and effectively contaminating large swaths of New Jersey’s land and water.”