

Tell 3M To Pay For Its Polluting Ways


Tell 3M To Pay For Its Polluting Ways
The Issue
In a landmark lawsuit, Minnesota is taking on 3M--the maker of Post-it notes, Scotch tape and other popular products--for polluting local waterways with PFCs, dangerous toxins connected to cancer and other afflictions.
Not surprisingly, the corporation has backpedaled on the pollution, claiming--contrary to scientific evidence--that the chemicals are "not hazardous." Yet locals have pegged the toxins as the source of community health issues, and when the Minnesotan city of Lake Elmo recently finished drilling a new well in town, they discovered PFC levels in the water exceeded state standards.
Support Minnesota's landmark lawsuit by telling 3M the company to pay up for its polluting ways.
The Issue
In a landmark lawsuit, Minnesota is taking on 3M--the maker of Post-it notes, Scotch tape and other popular products--for polluting local waterways with PFCs, dangerous toxins connected to cancer and other afflictions.
Not surprisingly, the corporation has backpedaled on the pollution, claiming--contrary to scientific evidence--that the chemicals are "not hazardous." Yet locals have pegged the toxins as the source of community health issues, and when the Minnesotan city of Lake Elmo recently finished drilling a new well in town, they discovered PFC levels in the water exceeded state standards.
Support Minnesota's landmark lawsuit by telling 3M the company to pay up for its polluting ways.
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Petition created on January 2, 2011