Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
I wish, we’d have laws that say that companies must reasonably ensure that their products/services are in the interest of humanity. Obviously, this would be difficult to judge and might hardly be effective, if it’s not connected to massive penalties.
But yeah, just this shit. This company knew that its product would be hugely problematic. Yes, it did also have some benefits for humanity, but no one can argue that the excessiveness with which it was used, was in anyone’s interest, except the company’s stakeholders.