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Feb. 7, 2020: ‘Dark Waters’ And How ‘Forever Chemicals’ Affect Colorado

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PFAS Colorado School Mines Ryan Warner panel
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Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner moderates a panel discussion about PFAS at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden on January 29, 2020.

The new film "Dark Waters" is about the fight for justice after a community in West Virginia was poisoned by a cancer-causing "forever chemical." Attorney Robert Bilott, who inspired the film, joins Colorado PFAS experts on stage at Colorado School of Mines. Host Ryan Warner also speaks with activist Mark Favors, whose family has been hit by cancer.