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A judge in a federal district court has given the last go-ahead to a multi-billion-dollar settlement between public water providers impacted by persistent chemicals and the company 3M, as announced by the parties on Monday. Under the conditions of the deal, the chemical maker based in Minnesota will give these water suppliers from $10.5 billion to $12.5 billion, based on how much contamination there is and…