Australia has launched what it describes as a landmark AU$2 billion (€1.2 billion) lawsuit against US consumer products giant 3M, alleging contamination at military bases where firefighting foam containing so-called "forever chemicals" was used. The case against the Minnesota-based chemicals company and its Australian subsidiary is the biggest legal claim the country has ever filed, according to the government, underscoring the environmental, economic and cultural damage already caused — and the costs still expected to come.…

UK man jailed 14 years for selling suicide chemical online in landmark case A man who sold a chemical online to vulnerable people seeking to end their lives has been jailed for 14 years in what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the UK. Miles Cross, 33, set up a business selling the substance through an internet discussion forum and operated under a pseudonym, Mold Crown Court heard. Prosecutors said Cross posted a QR code that allowed buyers to pay him directly via his bank account and directed them to…