By Damien Gayle, Environment correspondent — 14 September 2026
Big manufacturers are planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres, a campaign organisation has warned.
Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, the organisation said.
Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production.
Source: theguardian.com
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