Last week the California Attorney General's Office filed a complaint against 18 defendants related to PFAS. "PFAS are as ubiquitous in California as they are harmful," said Attorney General Bonta. He went on: "As a result of a decades-long campaign of deception, PFAS are in our waters, our clothing, our houses, and even our bodies."

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants knew or should have known that PFAS were toxic and harmful to human health and the environment, yet they continued to produce PFAS and/or products containing PFAS. The complaint claims that each "Defendant caused and/or contributed to the devastating statewide harm from PFAS contamination." In particular, the AG alleges that "as a direct result of Defendants' egregious misconduct, PFAS are present throughout California: in drinking water sources; bays, lakes, streams, and rivers; groundwater; in fish, wildlife, and sediments; and even in the bloodstreams of Californians."