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Chemical companies reach $455m settlement with North Carolina over ‘forever chemicals’ claims
<p>Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reach settlement after lawsuits accuse companies of polluting drinking water </p><p>Chemours, DuPont and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455m settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over Pfas contamination claims tied to Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges.</p><p>Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting U.S. drinking water with toxic Pfas chemicals – a group of pollutants referred to as “forever chemicals” – have led to settlements worth billions of dollars, including one struck by the three…
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Chemical companies reach $455m settlement with North Carolina over ‘forever chemicals’ claims
<p>Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reach settlement after lawsuits accuse companies of polluting drinking water </p><p>Chemours, DuPont and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455m settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over Pfas contamination claims tied to Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges.</p><p>Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting U.S. drinking water with toxic Pfas chemicals – a group of pollutants referred to as “forever chemicals” – have led to settlements worth billions of dollars, including one struck by the three companies in New Jersey last year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/pfas-chemical-companies-north-carolina">Continue reading...</a>
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