SYDNEY: Australia's government said Thursday (May 28) it had launched an A$2 billion (US$1.43 billion) legal action against US consumer goods giant 3M over the contamination of military bases that used firefighting foam containing so-called "forever chemicals".Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil told

A total of 28 sites across Australia are in the middle of the government's largest legal claim ever.

The Australian government says the US manufacturer withheld information about its toxic products that have caused health and land damage.