The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals” it says are involved in the widespread contamination of drinking water systems.
Government regulations require chemicals in tap under the claim of purification or cleansing, that’s why people now pay for filtered water instead of using tap water.
BC government is a hypocrite.
These aren’t even the most dangerous chemicals in there! Dihydrogen monoxide kills millions every year, but they’ll never ban it from the tap water.
You can learn more at https://dhmo.org/
Going by the number of down votes, @Shadow@lemmy.ca can start a wind farm powered by the whooshes happening here.
Government is forever the problem in society.
Keep up the good fight, BC gov! Hopefully we will start banning even more down here. We have a short list, but there are thousands of short and long chain PFAS out there.
Minister’s statement on Province’s civil claim on ‘forever chemicals’
“The Province of British Columbia has taken the lead in Canada in prosecuting civil damages claims against corporations that cause widespread public harms to people in B.C., including in recent years against tobacco and opiate manufacturers.
Now that is a good government.
BC is expensive, but at least they act on stuff.
