Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, federal judge orders

Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, judge orders

Chemours spokesperson Jess Loizeaux said the company strongly disagrees with the characterizations in the ruling and will appeal it.

‘A victory for public health:’ U.S. judge orders Chemours to stop dangerous discharges from WV plant

(Getty Images)Chemours Chemical Company must immediately stop discharging dangerous forever chemicals from its facility near Parkersburg, West Virginia into the Ohio River, according to a federal court order released Thursday. The order and opinion was issued by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in response to a lawsuit filed by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition last year over continued and excessive pollution from Chemours’ Washington Work…

Judge orders Chemours to stop exceeding PFAS limits as WV lags in pursuing damages

West Virginia has been ground zero for PFAS contamination – but not PFAS compensation. On Aug. 4, 2025 came a reminder that West Virginia lags billions of dollars behind other states in collecting money from settlements with manufacturers of PFAS – cancer-linked chemicals that build up in the human bloodstream and have been especially prevalent in Ohio River Valley water samples. New Jersey state officials announced a $2 billion-plus settlement …

Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, federal judge orders

A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant in West Virginia.

Chemours to stop unlawfully releasing toxic chemicals into Ohio River at West Virginia plant

A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant.  “Those pollutants endanger the environment, aquatic life, and human health,” U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin wrote in the order. “Today, that unlawful, unpermitted discharge stops.” The West Virginia Rivers Coalition asked Goodwin in Feb…

Federal judge orders Chemours to immediately stop unlawful pollution of Ohio River

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Chemours Chemical Company must stop discharging unlawful levels of “forever chemicals” into the Ohio River.The order, ha