New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges ‘forever chemicals’ will flow into Oneida River

New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab — complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River

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Tanakoi Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. Reply

SkyBill40 Tanakoi said: Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. God forbid our people care about the environment or their health or whatever. Gotta keep pounding away no matter the greater cost, right? Reply

USAFRet Tanakoi said: Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. OK…Are YOU willing to drink a glass of water captured from just downriver of that fab? Reply

SkyBill40 USAFRet said: OK…Are YOU willing to drink a glass of water captured from just downriver of that fab? Exactly. Then you get brilliant stuff like this from the current administration: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/trump-wants-the-power-to-stop-the-public-from-suing-polluters/ Reply

thestryker Tanakoi said: Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. Unless the petitioners are lying about the lack of controls this is a foolish read. They should have had to agree to some sort of baseline which could be reassessed down the road. Any company needs to be the one forced to play wait and see not the communities that could be impacted by what said company does. Reply

blppt Tanakoi said: Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. What difference would that make if we're all dead from the cancerous chemicals? LOL Reply

beyondlogic Tanakoi said: Idiotic lawsuits like this are why we can no longer manufacture most goods in the US, and will eventually need to beg permission from CCP China to meet all our needs. God forbid that people want to drink water not laced with chemicals if your so confident take a dip in it. Reply

Tanakoi SkyBill40 said: God forbid our people care about the environment or their health or whatever. God forbid we base our actions on science and rationality, rather than the propaganda of fear and doubt that led to coining terms like "forever chemicals". In the Ozarks of the US, for instance, ground water flows over untold millions of tons of lead deposits — and lead truly is a "forever" chemical: it doesn't break down even after billions of years. BTW, the half-life of PFAS compounds ("forever chemicals" in the human body is 2-8 years, and in the concentrations under discussion — or even those many hundreds of times higher — they're entirely safe. USAFRet said: OK…Are YOU willing to drink a glass of water captured from just downriver of that fab? I'll happily drink 1,000 glasses downriver of that fab, and I'll bet you any sum you name up to $100,000 that I develop no health problems from it. Deal? THG can hold the stakes. Reply

Tanakoi blppt said: What difference would that make if we're all dead from the cancerous chemicals? LOL Your average cup of coffee has some 600 chemicals in it, the vast majority of which have never been researched for carcinogenic or teratogenic characteristics. But based on the simple fact that roughly 50% of all chemicals found in nature are one or both, at least 300 of those chemicals you drink every day cause cancer … in a large enough dose. I would quote Paracelsus to you, but it would be labor lost. Reply

SkyBill40 Tanakoi said: God forbid we base our actions on science and rationality, rather than the propaganda of fear and doubt that led to coining terms like "forever chemicals". In the Ozarks of the US, for instance, ground water flows over untold millions of tons of lead deposits — and lead truly is a "forever" chemical: it doesn't break down even after billions of years. BTW, the half-life of PFAS compounds ("forever chemicals" in the human body is 2-8 years, and in the concentrations under discussion — or even those many hundreds of times higher — they're entirely safe. I'll happily drink 1,000 glasses downriver of that fab, and I'll bet you any sum you name up to $100,000 that I develop no health problems from it. Deal? THG can hold the stakes. Reply

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