3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
#pfas #foreverchemicals #3m #environment #auspol #jervisbay
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/federal-government-sues-3m-australia-pfas-firefighting-foam/106731552
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