{"id":1494,"date":"2026-06-24T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:14:53","slug":"u-s-says-chemical-maker-chemours-to-pay-450m-to-settle-forever-chemicals-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1494","title":{"rendered":"U.S. says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multistate settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over yearslong, illegal discharges of synthetic \u201cforever chemicals\u201d used to make products resistant to water, grease, and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as PFAS.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1492\">A new rooftop nightclub proposed for the Camden waterfront aims to be part of the city\u2019s \u2018evolution\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Under the agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million for alleged violations and spend $90 million over 15 years to mitigate PFAS discharges in three states: West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Wilmington-based Chemours, a spin-off of chemical maker DuPont, also agreed to install PFAS pollution controls for surface water discharges and air emissions at a West Virginia facility at an estimated cost of $60 million, supply clean drinking water to communities near its West Virginia and New Jersey sites at an estimated cost of $280 million, and implement controls to reduce releases of PFAS and other toxic chemicals from its facility in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Combined, the penalties and relief programs are estimated to cost about $450 million, the Justice Department said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The settlement allows Chemours to continue manufacturing PFAS for commercial and military applications while preventing future contamination and protecting communities from existing pollution, said Adam Gustafson, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Justice Dept. says settlement protects public health <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump administration recognizes the important role of Chemours for its commercial and military obligations,\u201d Gustafson said in an interview. \u201cThe settlement protects public health while preserving that important balance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The settlement against a major PFAS manufacturer \u201cdelivers on the Trump administration\u2019s promise to make polluters pay and stop PFAS contamination at the source,\u201d said Jeffrey Hall, assistant EPA administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The agreement will greatly reduce PFAS contamination of water, land, and air and even begin to mitigate past harm, Hall said. \u201cThis settlement brings Chemours into compliance with the law and holds it fully accountable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The settlement comes as the Trump administration is expected to propose softening Biden-era limits on \u201cforever chemicals\u201d in drinking water, while delaying but keeping tough standards for two common types of the substance.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The proposal will start the formal process of rolling back parts of the first-ever limits on PFAS in drinking water finalized during former President Joe Biden\u2019s administration. Officials at the time found they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and babies being born with low birth weight.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1490\">Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Philly, the suburbs, South Jersey, and the Shore<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The agency is committed to addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water while following the law and ensuring that regulatory compliance is achievable for drinking water systems, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Chemours discharged PFAS into rivers in three states<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The settlement determined that facilities Chemours operates in the three states have discharged PFAS into the Ohio River, Cape Fear River, and Delaware River in violation of permits required by the Clean Water Act and state laws. Chemours also violated legal requirements under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act at all three facilities.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As a result of the alleged violations, people living near the facilities were exposed to illegal PFAS, officials said. PFAS are widely used and found around the world, with scientific studies showing that exposure to some PFAS in the environment may be linked to harmful health effects in humans and animals.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The violations continued for over a decade, the Justice Department said. The facilities were previously owned for many decades by DuPont. The settlement announced Wednesday does not resolve DuPont\u2019s liability for past PFAS violations, officials said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge last year ordered Chemours to stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company\u2019s Washington Works plant in West Virginia. The pollutants endanger the environment, aquatic life, and human health, U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin wrote in the August 2025 order.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The West Virginia Rivers Coalition had asked Goodwin to require the company to immediately comply with its permit limits after violating them for more than five years.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>DuPont, Chemours, and another company, Corteva, agreed to pay New Jersey up to $2 billion last year to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS. The federal settlement does not affect the state case.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The federal consent decree calls for 14 specific treatment systems to reduce PFAS in wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater from the West Virginia plant. Chemours will test drinking water near the West Virginia and New Jersey sites and provide treated or alternative clean water.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1488\">Flyers draft: Tommy Bleyl, Ryan Lin, and Xavier Villeneuve are smaller defensemen. 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