MikeLuckovich0208
AJC EDITORIAL BOARD

NW Georgia has long lived with forever chemicals. Now comes the reckoning.

State leaders must take a proactive role in creating a remedy for residents and opposing efforts to shield companies from accountability for PFAS.

Residents Didn't Ask For This
GUEST COLUMN

Calhoun residents didn’t ask for this fight. PFAS gave us no choice.

Many of us suffer from conditions we can’t explain — high cholesterol, kidney issues, ADHD, cancer — but we have no infrastructure to connect the dots.

PFAS Invisible Threat
GUEST COLUMN

‘Forever chemicals’ pose invisible threat and hidden costs

PFAS contamination is not an isolated problem but a systemic failure with far‑reaching consequences.

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