( January 14, 2026, 11:37 AM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — A water authority that is suing numerous companies to recover costs associated with removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances" (PFAS) that have tainted local sources of drinking water under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act filed a brief in West Virginia federal court arguing that the motion to dismiss the complaint filed by two of the defendants should be denied because the plaintiffs say they have adequately alleged that the two defendants in question operated a metal facility that released PFAS into the local groundwater....