The Guardian

How growing up in ‘Chemical Valley’ inspired lawyer to sue industry she used to work for

How growing up in ‘Chemical Valley’ inspired lawyer to sue industry she used to work forWorldPing

Hélène Duguy is taking on companies accused of failing to stop Pfas pollution in the area of France she calls home The factories were just part of the landscape for Hélène Duguy growing up in the heart of an area known as France’s “Chemical Valley”.

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