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United Nations criticizes ‘forever chemical’ contamination in North Carolina
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22 Feb 2024 | The Hill
“Even as DuPont and Chemours had information about the toxic impacts of PFAS on human health and drinking water, the companies continued to produce and discharge PFAS,” they said.
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Federal court finalizes $1.2B ‘forever chemicals’ settlement involving major firms
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8 Feb 2024 | The Hill
Per the terms of the settlement, DuPont de Nemours, as well as spinoff firms Chemours and Corteva will collectively establish a $1.18 billion fund for public water systems that have been contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, at any level.
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Senator Gillibrand announces PFAS contamination legislation
Policy
1 Feb 2024
The PFAS Accountability Act seeks to make it easier for contaminated victims to sue manufacturers.
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A North Carolina PFAS factory claims its emissions fell by 99.99%. A Guardian test reveals otherwise
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28 Jan 2024 | The Guardian
Chemours and state regulators say the Fayetteville Works plant has reduced air emissions, but the Guardian found levels of 'forever chemicals' as much as 30 times higher than state tests.
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Connecticut suing 28 companies for PFAS in products
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25 Jan 2024 | wtnh
Attorney General William Tong (D-Conn.) is suing companies for knowingly contaminating the state’s waters and natural resources.
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UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From PFAS
Policy
24 Nov 2023
A UN investigative office took aim at three companies tied to historical DuPont, along with the Netherlands and the US, for their role in violating human environmental rights due to PFAS released from a North Carolina factory, according to letters released on Friday.
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Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies
Policy
2 Nov 2023
On October 26, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with PFAS traceable to the use and disposal of AFFF, a specialized firefighting foam product widely used at airports and military bases.
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New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
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27 Oct 2023 | The Guardian
Researchers say the discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in the water near a Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought.
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Chemours is responsible for PFAS pollution, Dutch court rules
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6 Oct 2023 | Chemistry World
Chemours will be held accountable for environmental damage in the Netherlands caused by releases of dangerous PFAS between 1984 and at least 1998, the Dutch district court in Rotterdam ruled in an interim decision on 27 September.
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Addressing America’s PFAS issue cannot wait forever
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12 Sep 2023 | Roll Call
'Polluter pays' should guide addressing PFAS contamination.
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Dutch lawyers sue Chemours, DuPont over PFAS
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7 Sep 2023 | c&en
The companies are accused of misleading regulators to obtain discharge permits.
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Jersey residents affected by PFAS consider legal action
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4 Aug 2023 | BBC News
Jersey residents who think their health was impacted by chemicals that leaked into their water supply 30 years ago are considering a group legal action.
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Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger
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3 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals.'
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California-led coalition takes legal action against 3M’s deal with PFAS-polluted water providers
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26 Jul 2023 | The Hill
A California-led coalition of 22 U.S. states and territories is taking bipartisan legal action against a recently proposed settlement between the company 3M and water utilities affected by “forever chemicals” — arguing that the deal would shift accountability from the polluter to the providers.
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Tennessee AG Sues More Than 20 PFAS Manufacturers
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21 Jul 2023 | JDSurpa
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 PFAS manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under the state’s public nuisance and uniform fraudulent transfer laws.