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Chatham joins two other Cape Cod towns suing PFAS companies

The Massachusetts community's Select Board voted unanimously this week to join with other towns, public utilities, colleges, counties, states and even airports from across the country in suing the manufacturers of a chemical group known as PFAS for its impact on water supplies.

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