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Chemours, DuPont, Corteva settle North Carolina 'forever chemicals' claims for $455 million
The utility says its 2017 federal case seeks damages and cleanup costs after millions of dollars in treatment spending for PFAS contamination.
- On Thursday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a $455 million settlement with Chemours, DuPont, and Corteva to resolve lawsuits over PFAS contamination affecting the state and 11 local governments.
- For decades, the Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County released PFAS—known as 'forever chemicals'—into the Cape Fear River and groundwater, exposing hundreds of thousands of residents to contamination linked to cancer and birth defects.
- Settlement payments total $455 million over 15 years to the state and local entities; a $135 million reserve fund from DuPont and Corteva guarantees continued cleanup if Chemours cannot pay obligations under the 2019 consent order.
- Cape Fear Public Utility Authority confirmed its separate October 2017 federal lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont remains active, as the settlement does not resolve all PFAS-related litigation in the region.
- The agreement strengthens the 2019 consent order by mandating Chemours provide clean drinking water to affected families and fund mitigation programs, positioning North Carolina as a model for addressing decades of 'forever chemicals' contamination.
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Good News Friday: Why NC's $590 million PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours is such a big deal
Attorney General Jeff Jackson said Thursday that the state's reached a deal with DuPont and Chemours that will see the corporations pay out $590 million to the state and 11 local municipalities over PFAS contamination in North Carolina. The post Good News Friday: Why NC’s $590 million PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours is such a big deal appeared first on Cardinal & Pine.
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