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3M sued for $1.4 billion by Australia over "forever chemicals" at defense bases
Australia is suing 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called "forever chemical" contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government says.
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According to CBS News’s source item, [3M sued for 1.4 billion by Australia over "forever chemicals" at defense bases](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3m-sued-for-record-1-4-billion-by-australia-over-forever-chemicals-at-defense-bases/), Australia is suing 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars (1.4 billion) over so-called “forever chemical” contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government says.
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- 3M sued for $1.4 billion by Australia over "forever chemicals" at defense basesCBS News - 2026-05-28T17:16:20+00:00
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