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3M to pay over $7 billion in PFAS groundwater settlement
Original: 3M to pay more than $US7b to settle groundwater contamination lawsuit The chemical manufacturer will pay the money over
3M has agreed to pay more than $US7 billion to settle a lawsuit over groundwater contamination caused by PFAS, so-called forever chemicals. The chemical manufacturer will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people who say they were harmed by exposure to the substances. The settlement is one of the largest payouts over PFAS contamination in the United States.
Why now: The announcement of one of the biggest chemical contamination settlements on record is drawing wide attention.
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- 3M to pay more than $US7b to settle groundwater contamination lawsuit The chemical manufacturer will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people who say they were harmed by exposure to PFAS. https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/3m-… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media · 4
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