Chemours Reaches $450 Million Settlement With DOJ in Forever Chemicals Case

The DOJ says the agreement is the first comprehensive settlement by the U.S. government to resolve claims over pollution by a manufacturer of forever chemicals.

Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water at Trident Laboratories in Holland, Mich., on June 18, 2018. Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP

Delaware-based The Chemours Company entered a multi-state settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection over the company’s alleged release of so-called “forever chemicals” in three states.

Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million and implement a $90 million program to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discharges from facilities in West Virginia, New Jersey, and North Carolina.