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Description: The company 3M settled for $10.3 billion in a soil and groundwater contamination lawsuit. A town in Florida alleged 3M's firefighting foams that contain chemicals known as PFAS are what contaminated the land. NTD spoke with Kelly Walker, former soil scientist for the USDA, to uncover the specifics of the chemicals colloquially known as the "forever chemicals."

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