(October 24, 2023, 1:23 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two water districts have filed a joint motion to intervene in a South Carolina federal court case in which a proposed class settlement of more than $1.18 billion related to claims of drinking water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances" (PFAS) in connection with the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam XE "agent aqueous film forming
foam" (AFFF) has been preliminarily approved, arguing that key terms in the agreement could be interpreted in a way that would affect the districts’ potential claims for a share of the settlement amount....