Source: http://www.startribune.com, September 20, 2019
By: Dee DePass and Jennifer Bjorhus

3M Co. is idling some manufacturing at an Alabama plant while it works with regulators on compliance issues related to chemical byproducts discharged into the Tennessee River, company officials confirmed Friday.

3M officials said the partial shutdown of the plant in Decatur, Ala., is voluntary and that the chemicals discharged into the river did not exceed accepted levels. The plant makes water- and stain-resistant “fluoropolymer” chemicals that fall under a closely watched classification called PFAS. Read more.