DuPont, Chemours, 3M Sued by N.C. Attorney General Over PFAS

By Zach Bright | Bloomberg Law | October 19, 2022

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"DuPont de Nemours Inc., the Chemours Co., and 3M Co. are among more than a dozen companies that produced firefighting foam with “forever chemicals” while knowing their connection to human health harms, according to complaints from the North Carolina attorney general.

The companies produced and sold aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), which contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Attorney General Josh Stein (D) said in two lawsuits filed on Tuesday in the state’s Superior Court.

One lawsuit, filed in the court in Guilford County, concerns contamination at the Piedmont-Triad International Airport near Greensboro, N.C. The other, in Onslow County, covers Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River near the state’s coast and the New River."

Location:

• North AmericaUSNorth Carolina

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• SourcesManufacturing facilities
• Sources3M
• SourcesDuPont/Chemours
• Environment
• Wildlife
• Affected community
• Health
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses