An expert from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory testified that the AFFF manufacturers treated their foam formulas as “proprietary information” and that he did not know until 2000 that 3M’s ...

These are the chemicals known as PFAS. Hundreds of claimants sued 3M for its role in contaminating drinking water with firefighting foam that contains these chemicals. WBUR environmental ...

one of about 300 communities that have filed similar suits against companies that produced firefighting foam or the PFAS it contained. 3M chairman Mike Roman said the deal was "an important step ...

3M also supplied PFAS-containing firefighting foam used at military bases, fire academies, and local departments. In the first year, 3M will pay $43.45 million for natural resource damages at ...

May 14 (UPI) --3M has agreed to pay New Jersey up to $450 ... from cookware to firefighting foam, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences. This complex group ...

The New South Wales environmental watchdog has taken "milestone" action against a global chemicals manufacturer after ...

Does this mean the coast is clear? Not yet. 3M suffered another loss shortly after due to settlements over PFAS, which is used in firefighting foam and water-repellent clothing, among other things.

Water supplies in communities located near military bases and airports have been particularly impacted, as fire suppressing foam has contaminated the groundwater. 3M supplied the PFAS that ...

It also would resolve lawsuits against 3M over the presence of PFAS in fire-fighting foam across the state and over pollution at a company facility in Sayreville, Middlesex County. This settlement ...