The City of Fresno is making its second major legal offensive against corporate polluters in two years, filing suit against more than 40 companies it accuses of contaminating the city’s groundwater with PFAS, the synthetic compounds known as “forever chemicals.” Fresno’s groundwater is over 600% EPA standards for forever chemicals — some of the worst contamination in California, according to a 2024 investigation from USA Today. An analysis from the Environmental Working Group found contaminated sites across central and north Fresno, from Old Fig Garden to Pinedale. 

Other PFAS news:

• Civil Eats: Blog: What to know about PFAS in pesticides