Three major chemical companies agree to pay $ 875 million to New Jersey to PFAS claims | United States news

Companies said on Monday that Chemours, Dupont and Corteva have agreed to pay $ 875 million over a period of 25 years to New Jersey to settle environmental claims, including pollution associated with PFAs or chemicals forever.

The lawsuits that accused the major chemical companies of polluting American drinking water with toxic chemicals for PFAS led to more than $ 11 billion in settlements in 2023, where experts expect that new federal regulations and increasing awareness of pollution will stimulate more litigation and settlements.

PFAS is a category of chemicals that are used in a wide range of products including non -adhesive cooking tools and fire control foam. It is usually called “chemicals forever” because these substances do not easily collapse in the human body or nature, and are associated with some cancers, hormonal functional imbalance and other diseases.

The payments announced on Monday, which are currently about $ 500 million before taxes, will not start earlier January 1, 2026.

CEMOURS will make half of the settlement payments, while DUPont 35.5 % and Corteva will pay the rest.

In 2023, the three companies reached a settlement agreement with the US state of Ohio for $ 110 million to resolve the claims associated with PFAs.

In the same year, 3M agreed to pay 10.3 billion dollars to settle hundreds of claims that the company polluted public drinking water with chemicals, while Chemours, Dupont and Corteva reached a similar deal with American water providers for $ 1.19 billion.

Among the total settlement announced on Monday, $ 16.5 million is attributed to the alleged PFAS pollution that is not associated with companies operating sites.