"NEW YORK - New York state sued 3M Co and five other companies to recover the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination caused by toxic chemicals in firefighting foam that they manufactured.
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Barbara Underwood said on Wednesday the lawsuit seeks more than $38.8 million plus punitive damages and is the first of its type by a U.S. state.
New York said the use of the foam at five military and civilian airports in the state caused “extensive contamination” to nearby fish, soil and water and increased the risk to people of immune system damage and other health problems."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2018
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