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3M To Pay Over $7 Billion To Settle 'Forever Chemical' Groundwater Claims


3M has agreed to pay up to $7.35 billion over nine years to settle claims from as many as 120,000 people who say they were sickened by PFAS-contaminated groundwater near military bases, airports and other locations where firefighting foam was used. The Associated Press reports that 3M "did not admit...

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