Manufacturer 3M to pay up to $12.5BILLION to help 300 cities from Philadelphia to San Diego filter out ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water supplies…

Daily Mail News UK

PUBLISHED: 02:18 EDT, 23 June 2023 | UPDATED: 03:53 EDT, 23 June 2023

Manufacturing giant 3M has agreed to pay up to $12.5 billion in order to settle hundreds of lawsuits that allege its ‘forever chemicals’ contaminated cities’ drinking water.

The settlement, reached Thursday will go towards ridding public water systems across the US of harmful chemicals allegedly leaked from the company’s firefighting foam.

Around 300 municipalities, from Philadelphia to San Diego, say PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam leached into drinking water.

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