The reported settlement leaves major questions unanswered.

The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.

A new study gives officials a starting point for future exposure tracking, but not a clean measure of how much impact 2020 ...

The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from ⁠firefighting foam ...

After much litigation, 3M agreed to pay $10.3 billion to settle with scores of U.S. municipalities over its toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 2023. It paid the state of New Jersey ...

In response, 3M said it has never manufactured PFAS in Australia and ceased sales of the AFFF products in Australia in 2005. ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...

Perdue AgriBusiness has announced legal actions against companies connected to PFAS-containing firefighting foam, or aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), previously used in the fire suppression system at ...

Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his ...