How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat - ProPublica
The chemicals once seemed near magical, able to repel water, oil and stains. By the 1970s, DuPont and 3M had used them to develop Teflon and Scotchgard, and they slipped into an array of everyday products, from gum wrappers to sofas to frying pans to carpets.
How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat - ProPublica