Chemical giant hit with class-action settlement over decades of alleged toxic pollution: 'Highly damaging effects'

Chemical giant hit with class-action settlement over decades of alleged toxic pollution: 'Highly damaging effects'

A nearly decade-long water contamination case in upstate New York involving chemical company DuPont and other large brands has ended in a $27 million settlement, avoiding a federal court trial, according to the Associated Press.  What's happening? At issue is water contamination in Hoosick Falls, resulting in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2016. Four companies — DuPont, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Honeywell International, and 3M — were p…