Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about how PFAS can reside in the human body for at least seven years, if not longer. And he talks about how the highest levels of PFAS can be found in young children. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/Xzpm1XG2IZg #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals
Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about how influential the chemical industry is in Washington, D.C., which creates a situation where governmental officials aren’t willing to address the essential uses for PFAS in products. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/Xzpm1XG2IZg #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals
Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about how the EPA and other federal regulatory agencies don’t require corporations to do stringent testing of PFAS for their products. Hawthorne says corporations are allowed to keep the formulas for the products, which may include PFAS, secret because they consider it to be confidential business information. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/Xzpm1XG2IZg #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals
Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about how “forever chemicals” were originally produced for products made for the military during World War II. But after that war, companies saw that profits could be made through using these chemicals in consumer products. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/Xzpm1XG2IZg #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals
Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about the history of PFAS and how they were a mystery to scientists and government officials until around 30 years ago. Now, Hawthorne says these chemicals are a part of our everyday lives. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/Xzpm1XG2IZg #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals
Toxic PFAS chemicals are expanding across the country, actively affecting our water and food supply nationwide. A shocking study reveals nearly 40 percent of California produce contains these harmful “forever chemicals,” proving this is a coast-to-coast dietary threat hitting home at your local grocery store. In this episode of "The Truth of the Matter," Hena Doba sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne. They expose decades of corporate cover-ups, severe testing delays by state regulators, federal backtracking on safety standards and why everyday taxpayers are ultimately forced to carry the crushing financial burden of the cleanup. #PFAS #health #foreverchemicals CREDITS Ryan Kerr…