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Government launches bombshell $2 billion lawsuit against 3M Company

Australia's government sued 3M Company for more than $2 billion Thursday over contamination from firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland called it the Commonwealth's largest legal claim, accusing 3M of withholding information about environmental impacts. The PFAS chemicals, used for decades at Defence bases, contaminated drinking water, homes and food supplies across multiple Australian communities.

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