US EditionCarpet Chemicals Catastrophe Brings Band of Media Outlets Together to Investigate
A multi-outlet investigation found that synthetic stain-resistant chemicals used by carpet makers have polluted water systems across the Southeast, impacting downstream communities in multiple states.
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Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy
How did PFAS, the forever chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets, end up in the water and environment in parts of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina? FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Post and Courier and AL.com investigate what happened and the ongoing health impacts.
Multi-newsroom Investigation Reveals Toxic Legacy of The South’s Carpet Empire That Used Forever Chemicals Linked To A Variety Of Health Risks
A sweeping months-long investigation examines the environmental contamination linked to the nation’s carpet manufacturing industry in Dalton, Georgia.
Carpet Chemicals Catastrophe Brings Band of Media Outlets Together to Investigate
Sometimes, it takes a nation to cover what’s happening in a single backyard. The town of Dalton in northwestern Georgia has long hosted many of the country’s carpet mills. What isn’t as widely known is that so-called synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make carpets stain-resistant have spread into local waters and rivers downstream, contaminating drinking […]
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