Gore-Tex controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Maryland lawsuit over historical fluorochemical pollution
Maryland filed a lawsuit concerning alleged responsibility for decades of pollution involving persistent fluorinated chemicals from multiple Gore-Tex manufacturing facilities in Cecil County.
2023
PFAS pollution litigation in Maryland
Two lawsuits alleged that PFAS contamination was connected to Gore operations near Cecil County, Maryland. The allegations included claims concerning historical knowledge of PFOA and PFAS risks. The Maryland environmental authorities ordered an investigation and offered bottled water to residents in the monitored area.