Invisible Electrostatic Wall at 3M plant (1996)(amasci.com)
391 points by Simon_O_Rourke | 215 comments
Bill Beaty's 1996 amasci.com page recounting a reported invisible electrostatic wall formed by charged plastic film at a 3M adhesive tape plant.
#3m on Hacker News
4 stories tagged 3m, newest first.
3M executives convinced a scientist forever chemicals in human blood were safe(propublica.org)
336 points by whereistimbo | 190 comments
ProPublica investigation into how 3M executives persuaded a company scientist that the PFAS forever chemicals she found in human blood were safe.
3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn't tell the public(minnesotareformer.com)
334 points by Jimmc414 | 166 comments
Minnesota Reformer investigative article reporting that internal 3M documents show the company knew for decades its PFAS chemicals were harmful but concealed it.
3M reaches $10.3B settlement over PFAS contamination of water systems(npr.org)
321 points by Jimmc414 | 254 comments
NPR news article reporting that 3M agreed to a $10.3 billion settlement over PFAS contamination of US public water systems.