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PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight · 6.3M views · 2021-10-04 · 19:58

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Overview

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on PFAS, the 'forever chemicals' linked to health problems. It covers their widespread use in products like nonstick coatings and repellent fabrics and the limits of regulation.

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HN points to it as a well-researched, accessible overview of PFAS in PFAS-related threads.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2021–2025

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Environment, agriculture & food systemsMedia, journalism & propagandaChemistry
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nayuki · 2025-07 · Recommendation

Additional good videos: * Vox: [LINK] * MinuteEarth: [LINK] * MinuteFood: [LINK] * LastWeekTonight (John Oliver): [VIDEO] (2021) * LastWeekTonight (John Oliver): [LINK] (2024) * DW (Deutsche Welle) Documentary: [LINK]

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LinuxBender · 2022-12 · Recommendation

I thought that too. There is a video by John Oliver talking about PFAS and the other hundred or so variants of these compounds. [1] There are other videos talking about how companies can still use these compounds because the EPA only outlawed about 3 of the 130 or so. [1] - [VIDEO] [video]

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ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-06 · Recommendation

John Oliver (I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but he does his homework) did an episode on these, last year: [VIDEO]

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