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...
3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action over Forever Chemicals November 28, 2023 By Clark Mindock A federal appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc. subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and other...
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...
Judge Allows 3M, Florida City to Delay ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial June 6, 2023 By Maria Ponnezhath and Clark Mindock A U.S. judge on Monday granted a delay of a trial in a lawsuit brought by a Florida city against...
Companies Reach $1.18 Billion Deal to Resolve Claims from ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water Contamination June 5, 2023 By John Flesher TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints...
Dutch Government to Hold 3M Liable for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Damage May 24, 2023 THE HAGUE — The Dutch government said on Tuesday it would hold U.S. industrial group 3M Co. liable for polluting...
US States Consider Ban on Cosmetics with ‘Forever Chemicals’ April 10, 2023 By Lisa Rathke A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of...
EU Considers Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’, Urges Search for Alternatives February 7, 2023 The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used, potentially harmful substances known as PFAS...