3M Reaches $10.3 Billion Settlement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination

3M has reached a $10.3 billion settlement over the contamination caused by "Forever Chemicals." The company sold firefighting foams containing PFAS that resulted in the pollution of local soil and groundwater.

Illustration picture shows the 3M logo at the site of the 3M plant in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, on 10 June 2021. (Eric Lalmand/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)

Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with several U.S. public drinking water systems to ...

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