/PRNewswire/ 3M has reached a collaborative agreement to resolve ongoing litigation and negotiations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) 3M will pay $98.4 million to settle lawsuits over contamination from its chemical plant along the Tennessee River in north Alabama under an agreement announced Tuesday. The agreement, reached through court-ordered mediation with local government agencies, 3M and other companies, would fund both past and future cleanup work and pay for efforts to find additional pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS chemicals in the area.
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) 3M will pay $98.4 million to settle lawsuits over contamination from its chemical plant along the Tennessee River in north Alabama under an agreement announced Tuesday. The agreement, reached through court-ordered mediation with local government agencies, 3M and other companies, would fund both past and future cleanup work and pay for efforts to find additional pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS chemicals in the area.
Idol finalist Grace Kinstler gets a parade in Crystal Lake, sings with students Grace Kinstler, a Crystal Lake Central graduate and finalist on American Idol, arrives Tuesday via motorcade through downtown Crystal Lake in a procession ending at the Raue Center for the Arts, where she was to be presented with an award. Matthew Apgar/mapgar@shawmedia.com Grace Kinstler, a Crystal Lake Central graduate and finalist on American Idol, waves to fans as she arrives Tuesday via motorcade through downtown Crystal Lake. Matthew Apgar/mapgar@shawmedia.com Fans, from left, Katelyn O Laughlin, Catie Barcy, Glenn Kreuk, Justin O Brien, Madeline Coles, Lanie Johnson, and Lauren Henriques wave and shout for Grace Kinstler as she goes by in a parade in Crystal Lake.