B.C. launches lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals' - The defendants are companies that have made perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl : britishcolumbia

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

BC is expensive, but at least they act on stuff.

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

That is becoming less truth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Keep up the good fight, BC gov! Hopefully we will start banning even more down here. We have a short list, but there are thousands of short and long chain PFAS out there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Minister’s statement on Province’s civil claim on ‘forever chemicals’

“The Province of British Columbia has taken the lead in Canada in prosecuting civil damages claims against corporations that cause widespread public harms to people in B.C., including in recent years against tobacco and opiate manufacturers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Now that is a good government.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

These aren't even the most dangerous chemicals in there! Dihydrogen monoxide kills millions every year, but they'll never ban it from the tap water.

You can learn more at https://dhmo.org/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Going by the number of down votes, @[email protected] can start a wind farm powered by the whooshes happening here.

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

Why waste time deleting thier comments when their entire account is just worthless rants.

Also can you remove TruckBC as a mod it's pretty clear they don't plan to be back on the platform anytime soon.