Tyco, TIG Insurance Agree to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Fire Foam Litigation July 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff reports Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals”...
Connecticut Firefighters Sue Dupont, 3M, Honeywell Over Allegedly Contaminated Gear June 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was...
BASF to Pay $316 Million to Settle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ U.S. Lawsuit May 22, 2024 By Clark Mindock German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that...
EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances April 23, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the...
Connecticut Property Owners Sue Kimberly-Clark Over Alleged PFAS Contamination March 7, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Some of manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s neighbors in New Milford, Connecticut believe the paper goods manufacturer has contaminated their soil and...
Chemical Firms to Pay $110M to Ohio to Settle Claims over Releases of ‘Forever Chemicals’ December 1, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio...
Firefighters Fear Toxic Chemicals in Gear Contributing to Rising Cancer Cases September 15, 2023 By Michael Casey BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered...
22 States Move to Block 3M’s $10.3 Billion PFAS Deal July 27, 2023 By Clark Mindock A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed $10.3 billion settlement that would...
Solvay Reaches Nearly $393 Million PFAS Settlement with New Jersey June 29, 2023 BRUSSELS –– The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey...
Republican Lawmakers Propose Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution in Wisconsin June 7, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have proposed a sweeping new plan to address PFAS pollution that would create grants...