Abstract
In a precedent-setting action, New Jersey is directing Chemours, DowDuPont, Solvay, and 3M to pay millions of dollars to investigate and clean up poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the state. New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection says its move marks the first time a state has assigned financial liability for pollution to chemical manufacturers that formerly made, formerly released, or still emit PFAS. “Now is the time for action at the state level” on PFAS pollution, New Jersey environmental protection commissioner Catherine R. McCabe says. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s recently announced action plan to address PFAS contamination will take years to implement, she notes. The New Jersey agency says it believes the four companies are responsible for significant PFAS contamination in the state. Surface water, groundwater, sediments, soils, air, fish, plants, and other natural resources in New Jersey are tainted with PFAS from operations of Chemours, DowDuPont,
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