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Oklahoma cities want money from company accused of contaminating water

INTO THAT PROBLEM TODAY. HE JOINS US HERE. YEAH, A P FOS ARE COMMONLY FOUND ON MANY ITEMS THAT ARE WATERPROOF, INCLUDING MAKEUP. AND THIS THIS JACKET AND FOOD, FAST FOOD CONTAINERS AND IT CAN EVEN SHOW UP IN YOUR DRINKING WATER. NOW, MANY CITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF NORMAN, WANT THEIR CUT OF THIS THIS LAWSUIT AGAINST MANUFACTURER THREE M $10.3 BILLION. THAT’S WHAT THREE METERS IS PAYING TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIERS LIKE CITIES AND TOWNS TO HELP THEM DETECT P FOS AFTER REACHING A SETTLEMENT THIS SUMMER. THE LITIGATION WITH THREE M STARTED WITH A COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA WHERE THEY FOUND P FOS IN THREE M PRODUCTS. OKAY. C EDMOND NORMAN MUSTANG IN YUKON ARE ALL CONSIDERING JOINING THE LITIGATION IN OKLAHOMA. CHEMIST WHO OWNS A CONSULTING COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN P FOS TOLD ME COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE THE CONCERN MORE SERIOUSLY. THERE SHOULD BE LABELS ON ALL PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN P-FAS. IT’S SO EASY TO ADD P-FAS TO PRODUCTS. A LOCAL LAB BASED OUT OF STILLWATER THAT TESTS FOR PFOA SAYS THERE ISN’T A HUGE CONCENTRATION OF THE SUBSTANCE IN THE CITY’S DRINKING WATER. BUT IT IS ALL OVER THERE EVERYWHERE. SO IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO REALLY GET AWAY FROM THEM. AND SO IN THE FUTURE, WE’LL WE’LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CLEANUP TO DO. THREE M SAYS THEY’LL STOP P-FAS MANUFACTURING BY THE END OF 2025 AND CALLS THE SETTLEMENT AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD. THREE M SAYS P-FAS CAN SAFELY BE MADE AND USED IN OUR CRITICAL IN THE MANUFACTURING OF MANY IMPORTANT PRODUCTS. THEY CAN FIND SUBSTITUTES BUT THINK WE HAVE TO START SOMEPLACE SPECIFIC. CONSUMER PRODUCTS. NOW. NORMAN CITY MAYOR LARRY HEICHEL HAD JUST DROVE THROUGH AND HE TOLD ME THEY DID NOT MAKE A DECISION ON IF THEY WILL GO THROUGH WITH THIS LAWSUIT TONIGHT AND AND JOIN ALONG ON THAT CLASS ACTION. NOW, THE CITY OF NORMAN DID SAY THEY HAVE TESTED THEIR WATER AND THERE IS A LITTLE TRACE OF PFOA

Oklahoma cities want money from company accused of contaminating drinking water

Norman is considering getting in on the class action lawsuit.

Updated: 6:30 PM CDT Oct 31, 2023

Oklahoma cities want their cut of money from a major national company accused of contaminating drinking water around the country.Norman is considering getting in on the class action lawsuit. PFAs are commonly found in many items, from waterproof makeup to fast food containers to drinking water, but they can be harmful.That's why cities, including potentially Norman, want their cut of a lawsuit against manufacturer 3M.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.3M is paying $10.3 billion to public water suppliers such as cities and towns to help them detect PFAs after settling this summer. The litigation with 3M started with a community in Florida that found PFAs in 3M products.OKC, Edmond, Norman, Mustang and Yukon are all considering joining the litigation. An Oklahoma chemist who owns a consulting company specializing in PFAs said companies need to take the concern more seriously."There should be labels on all products that contain PFAS. It’s so easy to add PFAS to products," said Kenneth Ede, a chemist and owner of KFE and Associates.The local lab based out of Stillwater said there isn't a huge concentration of PFAs in the city's drinking water, but it's all over.>> Download the KOCO 5 App"They’re everywhere. It’s impossible to really get away from them. In the future, we’ll have a lot of clean-up to do," said Danny Chance, the technical director at Accurate Environmental.3M said they'll stop PFA manufacturing by the end of 2025 and called the settlement an important step forward. 3M said PFAs can safely be made and used and are critical in the manufacturing of many important products.No local city has confirmed finding PFAs in their water.Top HeadlinesEl Reno police investigate after 20-year-old killed at Halloween party, suspect arrested‘Friends’ stars react to ‘unfathomable loss’ of Matthew PerryA teacher and ultra-marathoner runs 450 miles to beat international field, set world recordOklahoma City restaurant owner wanted after allegedly sexually abusing teenage staffOklahoma lawmakers look at what led up to decision to close Michelin plant

NORMAN, Okla. —

Oklahoma cities want their cut of money from a major national company accused of contaminating drinking water around the country.

Norman is considering getting in on the class action lawsuit. PFAs are commonly found in many items, from waterproof makeup to fast food containers to drinking water, but they can be harmful.

That's why cities, including potentially Norman, want their cut of a lawsuit against manufacturer 3M.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

3M is paying $10.3 billion to public water suppliers such as cities and towns to help them detect PFAs after settling this summer. The litigation with 3M started with a community in Florida that found PFAs in 3M products.

OKC, Edmond, Norman, Mustang and Yukon are all considering joining the litigation. An Oklahoma chemist who owns a consulting company specializing in PFAs said companies need to take the concern more seriously.

"There should be labels on all products that contain PFAS. It’s so easy to add PFAS to products," said Kenneth Ede, a chemist and owner of KFE and Associates.

The local lab based out of Stillwater said there isn't a huge concentration of PFAs in the city's drinking water, but it's all over.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

"They’re everywhere. It’s impossible to really get away from them. In the future, we’ll have a lot of clean-up to do," said Danny Chance, the technical director at Accurate Environmental.

3M said they'll stop PFA manufacturing by the end of 2025 and called the settlement an important step forward. 3M said PFAs can safely be made and used and are critical in the manufacturing of many important products.

No local city has confirmed finding PFAs in their water.

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