3M reaches $10.3M settlement in 'forever chemicals' water contamination lawsuit

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3M on Thursday reached a $10.3 million agreement to settle lawsuits filed against it over water contamination linked to its products. June 23 - U.S. chemical and manufacturing behemoth 3M has reached a $10.3 million settlement with public water suppliers nationwide that accused it of contaminating drinking water with so-called forever chemicals. The settlement, pending court approval, was announced by the company in a statement Thursday that said the agreement resolves current and future drinking water claims by public water suppliers concerning drinking water contamination. The settlement amount is payable over 13 years and will go toward treatment, testing and clean up of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are known as PFAS. These so-called forever chemicals are long lasting and ingredients found in everyday products from cookware to firefighting foam, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences. Among the allegations the settlement resolves is a lawsuit that was filed against 3M and other companies, such as DuPont, by the city of Stuart, Fla., in 2018 after it learned its water supply was contaminated with PFAS, which are associated with elevated health risks, including for cancers.

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That's it? The company is worth $55 billion
- That’s what I was thinking. This is garbage!
tl;dr:
3M on Thursday reached a $10.3 million agreement to settle lawsuits filed against it over water contamination linked to its products. June 23 - U.S. chemical and manufacturing behemoth 3M has reached a $10.3 million settlement with public water suppliers nationwide that accused it of contaminating drinking water with so-called forever chemicals. The settlement, pending court approval, was announced by the company in a statement Thursday that said the agreement resolves current and future drinking water claims by public water suppliers concerning drinking water contamination. The settlement amount is payable over 13 years and will go toward treatment, testing and clean up of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are known as PFAS. These so-called forever chemicals are long lasting and ingredients found in everyday products from cookware to firefighting foam, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences. Among the allegations the settlement resolves is a lawsuit that was filed against 3M and other companies, such as DuPont, by the city of Stuart, Fla., in 2018 after it learned its water supply was contaminated with PFAS, which are associated with elevated health risks, including for cancers.
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Linked article says 10.3B now, suggest update. We can edit headlines on Lemmy.
Ahhh, just the price of doing business right?