Overview

• New Jersey on August 4 finalized a settlement exceeding $2 billion with DuPont and affiliates to resolve long-running PFAS contamination claims under state law.
• The agreement requires remediation of Chambers Works, Parlin, Pompton Lakes Works and Repauno industrial sites to address decades of “forever chemical” pollution.
• DuPont entities must establish site-specific financial assurances totaling more than $1.2 billion and fund a separate $475 million reserve to ensure future cleanup obligations.
• The companies will pay $875 million toward PFAS abatement, natural resource damages and reimbursement of New Jersey’s investigation and litigation costs.
• Environmental lawyers view the deal as a landmark precedent for holding chemical manufacturers accountable and believe it could influence PFAS litigation nationally.