Trump administration settles water pollution case with ‘forever chemicals’ company for $450M
The deal requires $337 million in injunctive relief and a $90 million mitigation program while allowing Chemours to keep making PFAS.
- On Wednesday, The Chemours Company announced a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve PFAS discharge claims at its Washington Works, Fayetteville Works, and Chambers Works facilities.
- Chemours discharged synthetic "forever chemicals" into the Ohio River, Cape Fear River, and Delaware River for over a decade, violating the Clean Water Act and exposing nearby residents to illegal PFAS.
- Under the agreement, Chemours will pay $22.5 million in civil penalties and fund $90 million over 15 years in mitigation projects while expanding drinking water programs near West Virginia and New Jersey sites.
- Assistant EPA Administrator Jeffrey Hall said the settlement "delivers on the Trump administration's promise to make polluters pay," while Justice Department official Adam Gustafson noted it recognizes Chemours' role in military applications.
- The settlement emerges as the Trump administration prepares to soften Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water, rolling back parts of first-ever PFAS standards finalized during former President Joe Biden's administration.
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'This deal is an insult': Major PFAS manufacturer reaches $450 million settlement over river pollution
Federal and state regulators have secured a $450 million settlement from Chemours over its PFAS operations, involving toxic "forever chemicals" that can remain for years in water, soil, and people's bodies. The agreement covers pollution linked to the company's plants in New Jersey, North Carolina, and West Virginia, and it is already drawing criticism from officials who say affected communities still are not getting enough protection. What happ…
Chemours would pay $11.25M to WV under proposed settlement in federal case over PFAS discharges
(Getty Images)West Virginia could receive more than $11 million under a proposed settlement that, if approved by a federal court, would require the Chemours Chemical Company to pay $22.5 million in civil penalties for violating environmental laws at several facilities, including the Washington Works plant in Parkersburg. The proposal came in a consent decree filed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on Wednesday…
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ESG DiveChemours agrees to $450M PFAS settlement with US government
The EPA accused the chemical giant of releasing forever chemicals into rivers near the company’s facilities in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia. In some instances, without the required permits.
Chemours looks to settle federal PFAS case for $450 million. NC wasn't at the table.
By Rose Hoban and Will Atwater Key takeaways: The U.S. Department of Justice seeks hundreds of millions from Chemours in a federal complaint over years of PFAS contamination in three states, including North Carolina. Despite housing the only GenX-producing facility in the U.S., North Carolina may receive little to nothing from the proposed settlement. Since 2017, North Carolina has pursued enforcement actions against Chemours. It continues to…
Chemical maker to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case
WASHINGTON — 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…
Chemours chemical company settles with Trump administration over PFAS pollution
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $450 million settlement with Chemours over the company’s release of “forever chemicals” in three states that exposed residents to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. The federal order…
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