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Chemours, DuPont, and Corteva agreed to pay $875 million to New Jersey to settle claims related to pollution from PFAS 'forever chemicals,' including funding for cleanup of industrial sites and a remediation fund, marking the largest environmental settlement by a single state.
Chemical companies Chemours, DuPont, and Corteva have agreed to pay over $1 billion to settle claims that they contaminated public drinking water with PFAS chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," which have been linked to cancer and other illnesses. The settlement will establish a fund to remove PFAS from public drinking water systems, but it does not resolve all claims against the companies. Hundreds of communities across the US have sued companies over PFAS contamination, and the liability of 3M could be even greater. Environmental groups say the settlement is a step forward, but more needs to be done to address the problem.
Residents of Eloor, India are struggling to save the Periyar River from pollution caused by over 300 chemical companies that discharge concentrated wastewater with almost no treatment. The river's water and groundwater are now fully contaminated, and the pollution has led to the disappearance of 25 species of fish and contamination in vegetables, chicken, eggs, fruits, and tuber crops from the region. Despite protests and legal action, officials deny the extent of the problem and blame sewage from homes, commercial institutions, and markets upstream.