3M misconduct regarding knowledge of “forever chemicals”: As is so often the case, the problem was in open sight for a long time before anything was done

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2024-10-22

Summary:

Horrifying story here from Sharon Lerner how chemical products company 3M (which has successfully branded itself as the cuddly people behind Post-it notes) polluted the world’s water supply and covered it up for decades. It features several issues we’ve discussed … Continue reading

Link:

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/10/22/3m-misconduct-regarding-knowledge-of-forever-chemicals-as-is-so-often-the-case-the-problem-was-in-open-sight-for-a-long-time-before-anything-was-done/

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Statistics and Visualization » Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

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economics

Authors:

Andrew

Date tagged:

10/22/2024, 15:19

Date published:

10/22/2024, 09:13