3M settles for $10.3 billion over 'forever chemicals' in drinking water.

3M has agreed to pay $10.3 billion over 13 years to settle thousands of lawsuits from US cities and towns over claims that the company contaminated water supplies with “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The settlement will provide funding for public water suppliers to test and clean up PFAS in water supplies. The chemicals are found in hundreds of household items and are known to cause cancer, low fertility, birth defects and other health problems. The settlement follows a recent agreement by US chemical giants Chemours, DuPont and Corteva to pay nearly $1.19 billion to help resolve claims that the chemical manufacturers polluted drinking water with PFAS.