On June 24, 2026, the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) announced a multi-state settlement with The Chemours Company. Four Chemours facilities located in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey that use or produce per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances are included in the settlement. Chemours is alleged to have illegally discharged PFAS into the Ohio River, Cape Fear River, and Delaware River for over a decade.
Chemours will pay more than an estimated $450 million in penalties and relief programs. These relief programs aim to mitigate PFAS discharge and include controlling surface water and air emission pollution in West Virginia, supplying drinking water to communities located near the facilities in West Virginia and New Jersey, and implementing controls to reduce releases of PFAS and other toxic chemicals in North Carolina.
This is the first comprehensive federal settlement with a major PFAS manufacturer.
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