This article really hams up the language -- but that makes sense, given its author is a lawyer who's spent most of his adult life trying to get PFOA banned. He is not a neutral actor.
That said, the pervasiveness and harmfulness of PFOA (and some of its newer replacements) is a real and significant issue that needs to be publicized.
That said, the pervasiveness and harmfulness of PFOA (and some of its newer replacements) is a real and significant issue that needs to be publicized.
I personally prefer this article from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/the-lawyer-who-b...
(Note that the author of the OP Guardian article is actually the subject of this NYT article!)