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DuPont, Chemours and Corteva Reach Record $2 Billion PFAS Settlement With New Jersey
NEW JERSEY, AUG 4 – The $2 billion settlement resolves decades of PFAS contamination claims at four sites and statewide, with $875 million allocated for damages and cleanup over 25 years, officials said.
- On Monday in Trenton, New Jersey, DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva agreed to pay up to $2 billion to settle PFAS contamination claims.
- The deal follows widespread PFAS pollution, known as forever chemicals, which have contaminated air, water, and soil for decades and accumulate in the body.
- The agreement requires the involved firms to contribute $875 million spread over 25 years, establish a remediation fund valued at $1.2 billion, and undertake cleanup efforts at four polluted locations within the state.
- State Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette stated that the agreement positions New Jersey well to address the issue, describing it as the largest environmental settlement in the state’s history.
- The deal, which must be approved by courts, follows a $450 million payment by 3M for similar PFAS contamination lawsuits, signaling increased corporate accountability in New Jersey.
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DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” the companies announced Monday. State Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the deal with DuPont, Chemours and Corteva is the largest such settlement in the state’s history. It calls for the companies to pay $875 million over 25 years and create a remediation fund of up $1.…
DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to resolve environmental claims arising from PFAS—perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances—commonly known as "eternal chemicals," the companies announced on Monday.
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New Jersey say the settlement with DuPont-related firms is the largest ever reached by an American state. (Getty Images)A series of firms related to DuPont agreed to a more than $2 billion settlement with the state to resolve contamination involving so-called “forever chemicals” at four sites across New Jersey in what officials called the largest environmental settlement ever reached by a single American state. The firms would pay $875 million u…
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