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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. EPA is ordering Chemours Co., owner of Washington Works near Parkersburg, to take action aimed at reducing the levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances the facility discharges into the Ohio River.
The substances, known as PFAS, are synthetic chemicals that take a long time to break down, according to EPA. Studies have linked exposure to some PFAS to harmful health effects.