Thursday, March 19, 2026–10:30 a.m.
-Staff reports-
Erin Brockovich (PFAS Georgia)
Famed consumer advocate, Erin Brockovich, will be returning to northwest Georgia for the first time in over a year to continue to speak about the dangers of “forever chemicals” found in nearby waters and meet with residents impacted by the contamination.
There will be a town hall with Brockovich, PFAS Georgia attorney Ben Finley, and water expert Bob Bowcock to learn how residents can get their property tested and how to seek legal action, along with an update on proposed legislation that will shield PFAS polluters from liability.
The town hall will be on Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. at the Forum River Center in Rome.
The PFAS Georgia team will also share what residents and business owners can do to protect their land and water.
A town hall will also be held at the Dalton Convention Center on Monday, March 30, at 6 p.m.
After over 20 months of working in the region, the volume of testing in northwest Georgia has surpassed that of any other region in the country and reveals some of the highest levels of “forever chemicals” in the nation.
And after obtaining more data on the extremely high levels of forever chemicals in water and soil in northwest Georgia, the PFAS Georgia team has made a strategic decision to aggressively test water, dust, and soil in Rome, Ga., and six additional counties (Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Paulding, Chattooga, and Haralson).
Although the PFAS Georgia team has been working in Rome over the past 20 months, there is now an urgent need to expand testing for residents of Rome and the surrounding areas.
