SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — This week, manufacturing company 3M agreed to pay more than $7 billion to people who became sick from PFAS-contaminated water. The company did not admit liability for the contamination in the agreement.
92 people from Spokane County joined a lawsuit alleging their water was contaminated by PFAS from firefighting foam used at Fairchild Air Force Base. The plaintiffs say the exposure puts them at increased risk for kidney cancer and several other diseases. Many also say their property was damaged by PFAS…