The government alleges 3M, the American-based manufacturing giant, and its subsidiary, 3M Australia, withheld and misrepresented information about the effects of aqueous film-forming foam, did not disclose what it knew about environmental risks and gave assurances about disposal and environmental safety that were inconsistent with what the company knew.

“The government is committed to holding 3M to account for the economic and environmental harms associated with Pfas contamination,”