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Scientists Discover Way to Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supply (truthout.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So, uh, you weren't around for regular (leaded) gasoline? We humans are slowly figuring shit out. Given that we took a couple hundred thousand years to get past stone tools, and given what we've achieved in the last 100, we're doing sorta OK. Wish I could see the world in 200-300 years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I get that there are lessons learned for new advances in technology and society, but companies like DuPont and 3M knew about this and hid it. Then when legislation comes out banning chemicals they use, they change basically one atom in the molecule to avoid the regulation and keep going. They aren't honest mistakes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Well there will be way fewer people.