June 27, 2024
DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals” linked to cancer. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they believed the proposed class action filed …
April 23, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals.” The rule will require companies to report …
April 15, 2024
Johnson Controls said on Friday its subsidiary had agreed to a $750 million settlement with some U.S. public water organizations that had detected “forever chemicals” allegedly associated with the use of certain products made by the company. The settlement does …
December 1, 2023
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West Virginia, …
November 28, 2023
A federal appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc. subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and other manufacturers of toxic so-called “forever chemicals” a big win in their fight against legal liability for the substances, rejecting a …
July 27, 2023
A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement that would resolve claims against 3M Co over water pollution tied to “forever chemicals,” claiming the deal fails to adequately hold the …
June 29, 2023
BRUSSELS –– The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to settle some claims linked to drinking water pollution caused by one of its plants, …
June 7, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have proposed a sweeping new plan to address PFAS pollution that would create grants for local governments, limit regulators’ ability to delay projects on polluted property and mandate studies on how to treat contaminated …
June 6, 2023
A U.S. judge on Monday granted a delay of a trial in a lawsuit brought by a Florida city against industrial conglomerate 3M Co. over water contamination from toxic “forever chemicals,” after the parties said they were close to a …
June 5, 2023
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours …