ProjectEnvironment, Health DuPont’s Toxic Chemical An exposé of the dangers of the chemical C8 and DuPont’s efforts to evade legal responsibility. Water collected at the confluence of the Zhulong River and the Xiaoqing River tested very high for PFOA. Image: JIANG MEI/CHINA FILE/THE INTERCEPT Investigations InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World The Teflon Toxin DuPont and the chemisty of deception. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 11, 2015 InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World The Case Against DuPont New evidence reveals that for decades DuPont knew about the serious health effects of C8, the chemical most famously used in the production of Teflon. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 18, 2015 InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World How DuPont Slipped Past the EPA How the company worked to ensure that its Teflon chemical — classified by the EPA as a likely carcinogen — remains unregulated at the national level. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 20, 2015 InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World Under DuPont Bridge The Teflon toxin goes to China. Sharon LernerThe InterceptSeptember 15, 2016 Backstories BackstoryEnvironment The Backstory: Sharon Lerner For over three years, reporting fellow Sharon Lerner has investigated corporations that manufactured toxic chemicals and covered up the health risks. Sharon LernerOctober 5, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World The Teflon Toxin DuPont and the chemisty of deception. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 11, 2015
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World The Case Against DuPont New evidence reveals that for decades DuPont knew about the serious health effects of C8, the chemical most famously used in the production of Teflon. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 18, 2015
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World How DuPont Slipped Past the EPA How the company worked to ensure that its Teflon chemical — classified by the EPA as a likely carcinogen — remains unregulated at the national level. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 20, 2015
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World Under DuPont Bridge The Teflon toxin goes to China. Sharon LernerThe InterceptSeptember 15, 2016
BackstoryEnvironment The Backstory: Sharon Lerner For over three years, reporting fellow Sharon Lerner has investigated corporations that manufactured toxic chemicals and covered up the health risks. Sharon LernerOctober 5, 2018