This is the first story in a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.” Jessian Choy had worn Thinx menstrual underwear for years before she learned they contained “forever chemicals.” “I had always known that anything water, grease and stain resistant could have toxic PFAS chemicals in them because of my day job…
A federal district court judge has granted final approval to a multibillion-dollar settlement between public water suppliers affected by “forever chemicals” and the company 3M, the parties announced Monday. Per the terms of the agreement, the Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer will pay these utilities between $10.5 billion and $12.5 billion, depending on the extent of contamination and…
3M will start paying out its $12.5 billion "forever chemicals" settlement with public water systems later this year after a federal judge gave final approval to the deal last week. The settlement, announced last summer, will pay drinking water providers around the country for PFAS remediation over the next 12 years. 3M pioneered the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances 70 years ago, but .