( February 27, 2026, 1:38 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — Palm Springs, Calif., on Feb. 26 sued the 3M Co. and other makers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in South Carolina federal court seeking to recover “compensatory and/or consequential damages” related to PFAS contamination of the city’s soil and drinking water from the presence of the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam (AFFF). The city says the defendants have known of health and environmental risks associated with PFAS compounds “for decades but concealed that knowledge.”...