Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reach settlement after lawsuits accuse companies of polluting drinking water Chemours, DuPont and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455m settlement with ⁠North Carolina and 11 local entities over Pfas contamination claims tied to ⁠Chemours’ Fayetteville Works ⁠plant and ​other historical discharges.Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting U.S. drinking water ⁠with toxic Pfas chemicals – a group of pollutants referred to as “forever chemicals” – have led ⁠to settlements worth billions of dollars, including one struck ​by the three companies ‌in New Jersey ‌last year. Continue reading... ...read more read less