Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit Dec. 30 against 3M Company to make it pay the State for damage it caused to Minnesota's ground and surface water and natural resources by its decades-long disposal of chemicals called perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, which the company used to make stain repellents like Scotchguard™, fire retardants, paints, and chemical products.
Attorney General Swanson files lawsuit against 3M