Takeaways from investigation showing Georgia officials knew carpet mills polluted local water

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes...

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