M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general said Tuesday chemical manufacturer 3M agreed to pay up $450 million to ...

The chemicals resist breaking down ... out of manufacturing but still are present in the environment. The New Jersey settlement stems from 2019 lawsuits at the nearly 1,500-acre Chambers Works ...

Community Opposition to Mining Grows in Towns That Once Depended on the Industry In a historic settlement, chemical giant 3M has agreed to pay up to $450 million to New Jersey to resolve claims ...

DuPont and its chemical spinoff Chemours, which now owns the Chambers Works facility, were not part of the settlement, New Jersey said. The remaining parties are expected to proceed to trial in ...

The settlement, which the company said is not an admission of liability, stems from a 2019 lawsuit, in which New Jersey officials sued chemical makers DuPont, Chemours and 3M to pay for the clean ...

New Jersey authorities, noting that the settlement is subject to public ... The Environmental Protection Agency warns the chemicals have been found nationwide in water, air, fish and soil.