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Companies Reach $1.18 Billion Deal to Resolve Claims from ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water Contamination

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 …

EU Auditors Seek to Force Firms to Pay for Environmental Damage

BRUSSELS – Taxpayers are too often being forced to pay to clean up environmental damage while the companies responsible dodge the costs, the European Court of Auditors said on Monday. The European Union’s executive Commission will propose rules this year …