Ex-DuPont CEO Claims No Intent to Burden Chemours with Unlimited Liabilities October 24, 2019 By Jef Feeley DuPont de Nemours Inc. never intended to saddle its spinoff Chemours Co. with “unlimited exposure” to its liabilities, DuPont’s former...
DuPont Says It Will No Longer Buy Firefighting Foam With Suspect Chemicals August 28, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...
Towns Raising Concerns About New Hampshire PFAS Standards July 9, 2019 By Michael Casey Groups representing municipalities and businesses are trying to put the brakes on New Hampshire’s efforts to impose some of the...
Vermont Sues DuPont, 3M, Others Over Chemical Pollutants July 1, 2019 By Lisa Rathke Vermont announced Thursday that it’s filed lawsuits against DuPont, 3M and other chemical companies for damages it says was caused...
Five Delaware Residents Sue Firms Over Water Contamination June 7, 2019 Five Delaware residents whose water supply was contaminated by chemicals linked to health issues ranging from cancer to infertility are...
Maine Bill Aims to Ban Certain Food Packaging Chemicals June 6, 2019 The Maine Legislature has passed a bill aimed at prohibiting the sale of food packaging with certain potentially toxic chemicals....
Milwaukee Jury Awards $6M to 3 in Lead Poisoning Suit Against Paint Companies June 3, 2019 A federal jury in Milwaukee on Friday awarded $2 million each to three men who sued three major paint and...
Judges Weigh Consolidating Firefighting Foam, Other Water Chemical Lawsuits November 30, 2018 By Tiffany Kary Creating a massive lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals found in around a third of Americans’ drinking water got a skeptical reception...
Two Workers Killed By Falling Countertop Slabs in New York June 27, 2018 Two workers have been killed by 800-pound slabs of countertop material that fell on them while being unloaded from a...
Arkansas Task Force: State Should Bar Dicamba Herbicide Next Year August 27, 2017 By Tom Polansek An Arkansas task force has advised the state to bar sprayings after April 15 next year of agricultural herbicides containing...