Trump administration says chemical maker Chemours agrees to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case
Summary
The Trump administration reached a $450 million settlement with the chemical company Chemours over illegal releases of harmful PFAS chemicals in three states. Chemours will pay penalties and spend money to reduce pollution and provide clean water near its sites in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey.Key Facts
- Chemours agreed to pay $22.5 million in fines and spend $90 million over 15 years to reduce PFAS pollution.
- The company will also spend about $60 million to install pollution controls at a West Virginia plant.
- Chemours will invest roughly $280 million to supply clean drinking water near its West Virginia and New Jersey facilities.
- The settlement is the first federal resolution against a PFAS manufacturer for enforcement claims.
- The agreement allows Chemours to keep producing PFAS chemicals for commercial and military uses under new pollution controls.
- Chemours was found to have discharged PFAS into the Ohio, Cape Fear, and Delaware Rivers against Clean Water Act permits.
- The settlement aims to protect public health by reducing current and preventing future PFAS contamination.
- The EPA plans to propose softening some Biden administration restrictions on PFAS in drinking water.
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