To make Gore-Tex and other products, Gore uses a PFAS compound called expanded PTFE. For many years, that compound was manufactured using a harmful chemical called PFOA, which is now one of the ...

Maryland is suing the maker of Gore-Tex, the material used in popular waterproof ... forcing the state to pay for expanded sampling to homes within a mile radius. “Data collected to date show ...

24, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material ...

Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after ...

Maryland officials have filed suit against W.L. Gore & Associates, the manufacturer of Gore-Tex, alleging that at least 13 of the company’s 14 facilities in Cecil County have contaminated the ...

Gore announced in 2014 that it had eliminated perfluorooctanoic acid from the raw materials used to create Gore-Tex. But it’s still causing long-term impacts because it persists for so long in ...

Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after ...