Australia sues 3M over firefighting foam PFAS contamination
By 
Frances Briggs2026-06-01T08:56:00
Government claims 3M withheld and misrepresented information about environmental risks
The Australian government is suing 3M for A$2 billion (£1.1 billion) in damages to recover costs from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at 28 defence bases across the country.
The government alleges 3M withheld a range of information and misrepresented the effects of the company’s aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF). This includes what it knew about the products’ environmental risks. 3M disputes the claims.