ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20024
No(s). 16-04873 and 17-00765 (E.D. Pa. Jan 15, 2020) (Pappert, J.)

A district court granted the U.S. Navy's motion to dismiss a lawsuit concerning the release of perfluorochemicals from naval facilities in eastern Pennsylvania. Families in neighborhoods near the facilities argued that the Navy improperly disposed of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooct...