A sweeping monthslong investigation by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and other newsrooms in the South examines the environmental contamination linked to the nation’s carpet manufacturing industry, centered in the small town of Dalton, Georgia, otherwise known as “The Carpet Capital of the World.”
“Forever Stained: The South’s carpet empire and the chemicals that don’t go away,” is a multi-part series showing how “forever chemicals” that have been used for decades to make carpets stain-resistant have also polluted large swathes of the South.
The chemicals have been linked to serious health risks and have been used in a variety of consumer products, including nonstick cookware and dental floss.
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