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French environmental activist Camille Étienne is among the topics drawing attention in France, alongside new reporting from GEO on 'forever chemicals'. Citing official analyses, the magazine says US monitoring would detect only about 44% of the PFAS actually present in American drinking water, underlining how much contamination may go unmeasured.
- 23M to pay over $7 billion in PFAS groundwater settlement●3M to pay more than $US7b to settle groundwater contamination lawsuit The chemical manufacturer will pay the money over
3M has agreed to pay more than $US7 billion to settle a lawsuit over groundwater contamination caused by PFAS, so-called forever chemicals. The chemical manufacturer will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people who say they were harmed by exposure to the substances. The settlement is one of the largest payouts over PFAS contamination in the United States.
- 33M to pay $7 billion settling 'forever chemical' injury claims▼3M settles ‘forever chemical’ personal injury claims for $7B
3M has agreed to pay around $7 billion to settle personal injury claims linked to PFAS, the so-called 'forever chemicals' it produced for decades. The settlement covers people who say exposure to the persistent chemicals, used in products like Scotchgard, caused serious illnesses including cancer. The deal ranks among the largest environmental health settlements in US history.
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