Australia settles lawsuit over military base contaminations

Sydney (AFP) May 15, 2023

Australia’s government settled a class action lawsuit on Monday over claims that toxic firefighting chemicals used at several military bases had leaked into groundwater and the surrounding land.

The lawsuit sought Aus$132.7 million (US$88 million) in compensation for around 30,000 people, alleging that PFAS chemicals used in firefighting foam had contaminated land around the bases and decrea
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