The Guardian Australia
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Australia sues 3M for over two billion dollars in forever chemicals contamination
Australia's government sued 3M on Thursday seeking over $2 billion in damages for "forever chemicals" contamination at 28 defence bases. Attorney General Michelle Rowland said the multinational withheld information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighting foam, causing substantial environmental and economic harm. The claim is Australia's largest federal legal action ever and follows 3M's $10.3 billion U.S.
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