Chemours to pay $450 million in US settlement over PFAS pollution
Why it matters: The deal funds cleanup, drinking water and emission controls in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey.
The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency reached a multistate settlement with Chemours over years of illegal PFAS discharges, with the chemical maker set to spend at least $450 million on penalties and pollution controls. The agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, includes a $22.5 million civil penalty, $90 million over 15 years to curb PFAS releases in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey, and major new controls at company facilities. Chemours also agreed to provide clean drinking water near sites in West Virginia and New Jersey and to cut air and water emissions, including at a North Carolina plant, after an independent assessment.