PFAS settlement overview:
- Who: Chemical companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva reportedly agreed to pay the state of New Jersey up to $2 billion.
- Why: The settlement ends environmental claims regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- Where: The settlement resolves environmental claims in the state of New Jersey.
- How to get help: If you have been diagnosed with cancer after consuming PFAS in your drinking water, you may qualify to seek compensation.
Chemical companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have reportedly agreed to pay the state of New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Per the settlement, which still needs court approval, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva will split the costs of the settlement and pay $875 million over 25 years and create a remediation fund of up to $1.2 billion, reports the Associated Press.
The PFAS settlement is the largest of its kind in the history of the state of New Jersey, according to State Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette.
DuPont reportedly said the deal will end “all pending environmental and other claims” involving “legacy” contamination claims at four sites where itself, Chemours and Corteva operate in the state, reports the AP.
Activists argue companies knew about health dangers of PFAS
The settlement was revealed only months after New Jersey announced a separate chemical manufacturer, 3M, agreed to pay as much as $450 million to end lawsuits claiming the company contaminated natural resources with PFAS.
“Polluters who place profit above public well-being by releasing poisonous PFAS and other contamination in our State can expect to be held responsible to clean up their mess and fully compensate the State and its citizens for the precious natural resources they’ve damaged or destroyed,” LaTourette said, as reported by the AP.
Environmental activists reportedly argue companies who make products containing PFAS have known about the alleged health harms they cause well before those harms were made known to the public.
The Environmental Protection Agency sets a PFAS limit for drinking water at 4 parts per trillion for two types of PFAS, known as PFOA and PFOS, which are no longer being manufactured but remain present in the environment, reports AP News.
DuPont agreed to pay $27 million to residents of Hoosick Falls, New York earlier this year to end claims the company was responsible for PFAS contamination in the town’s drinking water.
Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer after consuming PFAS chemicals in your water supply? You may qualify to join a free class action lawsuit investigation.
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