This scientist blew the whistle on forever chemicals…and then lost her career

By Joe Augustine and Nathan O'Neal | Fox 9 | July 30, 2025

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"In her first interview in nearly 20 years, a former whistleblower at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency details how her early research into forever chemicals was shut down. The FOX 9 Investigators recently interviewed Dr. Fardin Oliaei at her home in Philadelphia as part of a documentary on how the state of Minnesota and the 3M Company responded to PFAS contaminations.

PFAS whistle-blower found widespread contamination

Why you should care:

The documentary includes video depositions of 3M executives and scientists obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators. The videos, which had not been previously reported, shed new light on the relationship that 3M had with state regulators, including former MPCA Commissioner Sheryl Corrigan.

Corrigan previously worked as an environmental manager at 3M in the 1990s, and was responsible for public relations related to PFAS-contaminated sites."