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“PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING” | FORMER FIREFIGHTERS DEMAND FEDERAL PFAS BAN

They’ve saved countless lives – now their own are at risk, and they think they know why.
Dozens of Australian firefighters are battling aggressive forms of cancer, and many believe toxic firefighting foam is to blame.
Rather than suffer in silence, they’re calling on the federal government to ban it once and for all.
“PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING” | FORMER FIREFIGHTERS DEMAND FEDERAL PFAS BAN
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