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Scientists didn't know anything about PFAS until mid 1990s: Michael Hawthorne
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June 20, 2026
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1:47Now PlayingChicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne talks about the history of PFAS and how they were a mystery to scientists and government officials until around 30 years ago. Now, Hawthorne says these chemicals are a part of our everyday lives.
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