What Does NC Get From the Chemours PFAS Settlement?

What does NC get from the Chemours PFAS settlement?

Federal officials call the Chemours PFAS settlement "historic," but advocates question how much relief North Carolina will receive.

Chemours to pay hundreds of millions in PFAS pollution settlement

Chemours to pay $112.5M in penalties and $300M+ in investments to settle federal lawsuit over toxic "forever chemicals" pollution. The post 🔒 Chemours to pay hundreds of millions in PFAS pollution settlement appeared first on Delaware Business Times.

Chemours settlement cuts pollution, but permit limit fight still to come

The Chemours Company plant in Wood County must comply with pollution limits for “forever chemicals” and spend millions of dollars for additional upgrades to reduce toxic discharges, under a settlement with the Trump administration. Chemours will also pay a $22.5 million fine. The settlement will be subject to a public comment period, which has not yet been scheduled. It also needs approval from U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston. But potenti…

Chemours agrees to $450M deal with feds, DEP over chronic multistate PFAS pollution

Hundreds of permit exceedances and unpermitted discharges of toxic water contaminants. A multigenerational legacy of industrial water pollution near and into the Ohio River, a source of drinking water for some 5 million people – and people experiencing increased rates of cancer, thyroid disease and other health burdens. A citizens’ lawsuit filed by water restoration advocates flagging reported chronic, unlawful discharges into the river from a g…

North Carolina governor to Chemours: 'Pay to help us clean up the pollution'

Stein says Environmental Protection Agency's settlement agreement with Chemours on PFAS pollution will likely do little to help North Carolina and that the state Environmental Management Commission and EPA handling of these contaminants were "unfortunate steps."

Chemical Giant Chemours to Pay $450M to Settle 'Forever Chemicals' Case

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…