Exposing Forever Chemicals

There’s not a person on earth who does not have PFAS, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in their blood. Mariah Blake reflects on the how these chemicals came to pollute the world and the remarkable grassroots movement — much of it coming from working class communities in red states — that has arisen to ban them. Mariah Blake, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals Crown, 2025 Photo by Maria Baranova on Unsplash The post Exposing Forever Chemicals appeared first on KPFA.