Louisiana DuPont Plant Fined $480K for Releasing Cancer-Causing Chemical October 31, 2024 RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine...
Connecticut Firefighters Sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell Over Allegedly Contaminated Gear June 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was...
Ohio Settles Lawsuit With Chemical Companies For $110 Million Over PFAS Contamination December 1, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) – The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio...
3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water June 2, 2023 By Jef Feeley and David Voreacos 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more...
Maine Sues Manufacturers Over Forever Chemical Contamination March 31, 2023 By David Sharp Maine’s attorney general is suing manufacturers of so- called forever chemicals that have contaminated farms and wells, contending they knew...
California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water November 14, 2022 A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm...
Federal Appeals Court Upends $6M Lead Paint Verdict From 2019 September 23, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has cleared one paint manufacturer and ordered a retrial for two others in a case in...
EPA to Conduct Unannounced Inspections in 3 Gulf Coast States January 27, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other...
Chemours Claims Against DuPont Over Environmental Liabilities Left to Arbitration April 1, 2020 By Randall Chase A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost...
Ex-DuPont CEO Backtracks, Says Chemours Liabilities ‘Uncapped’ November 15, 2019 DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s ex-top executive is backtracking on claims the chemical maker never intended to saddle its spinoff Chemours...