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How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Gaywallet@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 54 points 1 week ago

Has anyone explained to the executives that guillotines are perfectly safe?

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 1 week ago

1000041582

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago

Jesus fucking Christ. I know the history of the problem but reading about details like this makes me so fucking angry. 🍄

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 10 points 1 week ago

I wonder what Gary Busey is up to these days.

[–] Segab@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

This was a great read. It's so sad and maddening.

[–] Odys@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for this great info! Horrific, though. Assuming that not much has changed in attitudes since that time, you can only wonder what chemicals are harming us all without us knowing it. All this while someone, somewhere, does know.