Australia is suing 3M, the maker of Post-it notes and Scotch tape, for more than A$2bn ($1.4bn) over environmental damage caused by “forever chemicals” in fire-suppressing foam used on defence sites.
The government on Thursday accused the US industrial group of “misconduct” over assurances it had provided over the use of products containing PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in firefighting foam used in Australia in the past.
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the claim, filed in the Federal Court, was the largest ever brought by Canberra.
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