Amid Federal PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2B DuPont Settlement

Amid federal PFAS rollbacks, New Jersey scores record $2B DuPont settlement

While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters accountable, announcing a record-breaking $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several related companies with an $875 million payout and up to $1.2 billion in cleanup costs. The deal, which follows a two-month-long trial, is touted by New Jersey officials as “the largest environmental settlement ever reached by a single American stat…

New Jersey Wins Historic $2 Billion Settlement From Chemical Companies Over PFAS

In a major victory for environmental advocates, chemical giant DuPont and its related companies have agreed to pay $2 billion to clean up four industrial sites in New Jersey that are contaminated with “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, which have been found to persist in everything from rainwater to human breast milk. It is the third such settlement New Jersey has reached in less than three years… Source

New Jersey Enters into Landmark Settlement over PFAS Contamination - The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)

This week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a groundbreaking $2B settlement to remedy long-standing contamination from PFAS and other pollutants originating from four industrial sites. According to the agency, the agreement marks the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state. The proposed settlement will resolve the Chambers Works case, a 2019 lawsuit against EIDP, Inc. and other DuPont…