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RECENT REPORTS SHOW P- F-AS IN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM OF THE GLOBAL FOUNDRIES PLANT IN ESSEX JUNCTION. THE COMPOUNDS TAKE THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO BREAK DOWN. AND STUDIES SHOW SOME OF THEM…COULD CAUSE CANCER. LAST YEAR…THE STATE REQUIRED GLOBAL FOUNDRIES TO TEST FOR 35 P-F- A’S. THEY DISCOVERED 17 ARE BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE WINOOSKI RIVER. REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLOBAL FOUNDRIES SAY THEY’VE STARTED ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. IN A STATEMENT… THEY SAY THEY HAVE “already replaced the most concerning materials and have ongoing projects to reduce the wastewater discharge concentrations at the Essex Junction Facility.” BUT THE D-E-C SAYS THE PROBLEM STRETCHES BEYOND OUR REGION. WHILE THERE’S NO FEDERAL STANDARD… ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WANT THE “CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT” TO INCLUDE FUNDING… WITH COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH I