Overview

• Chemours, DuPont and Corteva agreed to pay at least $10 billion to resolve claims their products polluted water supplies across the US.
• King County in Washington is suing companies over PFAS in airport firefighting foams and local lakes that ended up in the water supply.
• Three US chemical companies reached a $1.185 billion settlement over PFAS chemicals linked to health issues that were found in many drinking water systems.
• The settlement leaves out some larger water systems and those run by states or the federal government as well as smaller systems.
• PFAS is used in many consumer and industrial products, and companies still face legal challenges over its use as some look to new technologies to replace it.