DuPont Agrees to $2B Record Settlement With N.J. Over ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution at 4 Sites

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August 4, 2025 | nj.com

New Jersey reached a $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several of its entities to resolve a lawsuit over “forever chemical” contamination at four industrial sites, which state officials called the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

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NJ SEED: A long industrial history has left a considerable amount of the state’s land contaminated with chemical residues that have proven to be harmful to humans. Responsible companies like DuPont comply with the state’s policy of “polluters pay” even though at the time when many discharges were made they were not thought to be harmful.

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