Posted on 12.23.19

Rash of lawsuits intensify concerns of 3M's liabilities over PFAS chemicals

Source: http://www.startribune.com/, December 23, 2019
By: Dee DePass

A rash of recent lawsuits against 3M have intensified concerns that it could face massive legal and cleanup costs over a class of chemicals called PFAS.

The Maplewood-based industrial giant has already reached a historic $850 million pollution settlement with Minnesota. It settled a $35 million case with an Alabama water authority in April to treat PFAS chemicals that leaked into the Tennessee River. Read more.

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