3M pays $10.3bn to settle water pollution suit over ‘forever chemicals’
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, June 22, 2023
3M Co has reached a $10.3bn settlement with a host of US public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to “forever chemicals”, the chemical company announced on Thursday.
The company said the settlement would provide the funds over a 13-year period to cities, towns and other public water systems to test for and treat contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Read more.