Experts Issue Warning After Discovering Dangerous Substance in U.S. Water Supply: ‘[They’re] Permitting Someone to Put Something Into the … Water’

Water officials in Kentucky spotted a worrying increase of one specific chemical in the local drinking water, according to NPR, and their attempts to address it revealed a frustrating level of corporate coddling.

Last December, officials at the Louisville Water Company identified a “sudden spike” in levels of HFPO-DA in drinking water. More commonly called “GenX,” HFPO-DA is one of several synthetic fluorochemicals used to create polymers, and it’s classed as a “forever chemical,” or PFAS.