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Bill to make PFAS polluters pay for clean-up moves to NC Senate after passing House
Policy
20 Jun 2025
A bill that would make manufacturers of “forever chemicals” pay for the cost of public water systems to filter PFAS pollution is being considered by the state Senate after passing the NC House of Representatives last month.
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3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark ‘forever chemical’ settlement
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14 May 2025 | The Hill
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.”
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Chemical makers knew the harms. It didn’t matter.
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2 May 2025 | The Washington Post
In “They Poisoned the World,” investigative journalist Mariah Blake writes about the campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals.
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Toxic dust? PFAS found in homes near NC plant
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1 Apr 2025 | WRAL News
A study found high PFAS levels in household dust near a Chemours plant, raising concerns about another exposure route for residents. Researchers detected PFAS in every sampled home.
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Forever chemical well testing expands to six counties near Chemours’ Fayetteville plant
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15 Mar 2025 | City View
Well water contamination suspected in Hoke and Harnett Counties for the first time. Residents also warned about eating homegrown produce near Fayetteville plant with known PFAS water contamination.
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Chemours to fund costly cleanup of PFAS-contaminated gardens in Dordrecht
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10 Mar 2025 | Environmental Health News
Dozens of vegetable gardens near the Chemours factory in Dordrecht, the Netherlands are contaminated with PFOA, a type of PFAS, and cleaning them will cost between €25 million and €50 million, a cost the company has agreed to cover.
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Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester
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6 Mar 2025 | WHYY
The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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West Virginia Rivers Coalition lawsuit alleges Chemours' PFAS contamination continues
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29 Jan 2025 | WTAP
In a federal lawsuit filed last month in the Southern District of West Virginia, The West Virginia Rivers Coalition alleges that the Washington Works plant continues to discharge excessive amounts of PFAS chemicals into the Ohio River.
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Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims
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27 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Complaint says Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie Dark Waters continues to pollute West Virginia river.
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Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products
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13 Dec 2024 | The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals.
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Lawsuit Filed Over PFAS Discharge From Chemours Plant
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6 Dec 2024 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The West Virginia Rivers Coalition has filed a federal lawsuit against Chemours over water pollution in Wood County.
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3M, Chemours Face PFAS Carpet Coating Deception Class Suit
Policy
30 Aug 2024
3M Co., EIDP Inc., and The Chemours Co. were accused in a proposed class action of covering up the harms of PFAS chemicals they sold as carpet stain repellents.
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Court dismisses case challenging PFAS health advisory
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25 Jul 2024 | CoastalReview.org
The U.S. Court of Appeals this week dismissed a chemical company’s claim that the health advisory the Environmental Protection Agency issued in June 2022 for certain man-made chemicals found in drinking water was “unlawful and should be vacated.”
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PFAS ‘forever’ chemical laws need an overhaul – recent court rulings highlight the loopholes
Policy
25 Jun 2024
According to the “polluter pays principle”, polluters should pay for the pollution they cause, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy any pollution.
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[Opinion] We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way
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21 Apr 2024 | The New York Times
“We should not have to risk repeated exposure to these substances, with the most powerful bonds in organic chemistry, caused by the willful negligence of industry each time we place our faith in a glass of water.”