Trump administration settles water pollution case with ‘forever chemicals’ company for $450M
The deal requires $337 million in injunctive relief and a $90 million mitigation program while allowing Chemours to keep making PFAS.
- On Wednesday, The Chemours Company announced a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve PFAS discharge claims at its Washington Works, Fayetteville Works, and Chambers Works facilities.
- Chemours discharged synthetic "forever chemicals" into the Ohio River, Cape Fear River, and Delaware River for over a decade, violating the Clean Water Act and exposing nearby residents to illegal PFAS.
- Under the agreement, Chemours will pay $22.5 million in civil penalties and fund $90 million over 15 years in mitigation projects while expanding drinking water programs near West Virginia and New Jersey sites.
- Assistant EPA Administrator Jeffrey Hall said the settlement "delivers on the Trump administration's promise to make polluters pay," while Justice Department official Adam Gustafson noted it recognizes Chemours' role in military applications.
- The settlement emerges as the Trump administration prepares to soften Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water, rolling back parts of first-ever PFAS standards finalized during former President Joe Biden's administration.
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Chemours looks to settle federal PFAS case for $450 million. NC wasn't at the table.
By Rose Hoban and Will Atwater Key takeaways: The U.S. Department of Justice seeks hundreds of millions from Chemours in a federal complaint over years of PFAS contamination in three states, including North Carolina. Despite housing the only GenX-producing facility in the U.S., North Carolina may receive little to nothing from the proposed settlement. Since 2017, North Carolina has pursued enforcement actions against Chemours. It continues to…
Chemours chemical company settles with Trump administration over PFAS pollution
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $450 million settlement with Chemours over the company’s release of “forever chemicals” in three states that exposed residents to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. The federal order…
US says chemical maker Chemours will pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case, made up of penalties and relief programs in three states
The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as PFAS. Under the agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours w…
North Carolina leaders say federal Chemours deal fails Cape Fear region
(WWAY) — Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson are criticizing a proposed settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency and Chemours, arguing the agreement does little to address PFAS contamination in North Carolina. The settlement announced this week would require Chemours to pay up to $90 million over 15 years for water cleanup and drinking water projects in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia. The company would a…
Chemours Reaches $450 Million Settlement With DOJ in Forever Chemicals Case
Delaware-based The Chemours Company entered a multi-state settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection over the company’s alleged release of so-called “forever chemicals” in three states. Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million and implement a $90 million program to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discharges from fac…
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