PFAS: NGOs sue French state over failure to tackle 'forever chemicals'
Three NGOs have filed a lawsuit against the French state over its inaction regarding PFAS pollution. The plaintiffs, including residents from contaminated areas, are demanding the government halt PFAS discharges and address the ecological damage caused. This legal action follows a trend of environmental lawsuits in France addressing various ecological issues.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed at the Paris administrative court on May 20.
- ▪Plaintiffs include three NGOs and six residents from highly contaminated sites.
- ▪The lawsuit targets Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Environment Minister Monique Barbut.
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Activists from Générations Futures in front of the Lyon appeals court, February 11, 2025. NICOLAS LIPONNE/MAXPPP After legal action targeting industrial companies, it is now the French state's turn to be challenged for its role in so-called "forever chemical" pollution, the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are both highly toxic and persistent in the environment. On Wednesday, May 20, three non-governmental organizations (Bloom, Générations Futures and Notre Affaire à Tous), along with six residents of highly contaminated sites, some of whom are ill, filed a lawsuit at the Paris administrative court. The residents live in places such as Rumilly, where Tefal, the global leader in non-stick cookware, is based, and the area around Mulhouse and its airport.
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