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3M reaches historic settlement over PFAS contamination (grist.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Spudger to c/doomers

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1 in 20 Americans have the "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. The new, $10.3-billion deal will kickstart the clean-up process.

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[–] AvogadroJones 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Although it's encouraging to see industry being forced to respond responsibly to PFAS clean-up efforts, $10.3 billion is a drop in the bucket.

According to a recent report in The Guardian the Pentagon estimates remediation efforts at 50 military bases to be $31 billion, but the Environmental Working Group identifies 700 more PFAS-laden sites and estimates costs at tens of billions of dollars more.

[–] Spudger 3 points 2 years ago

I agree but a start is always a good thing.