DuPont, Chemours, Corteva to Pay $1.19 Billion in PFAS Pact (2)

DuPont de Nemours Inc., Chemours Co. and DuPont spinoff Corteva Inc.agreed to pay $1.185 billion to resolve hundreds of pollution claims by cities, towns and local water agencies over “forever chemicals” that allegedly fouled waters across the US.

The companies will set up a fund to settle lawsuits claiming that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, made by DuPont tainted drinking water and subjected consumers to higher rates of cancer, according to a statement Friday.

The statement was issued shortly before Bloomberg reported that 3M Co., the largest PFAS maker, had struck a separate, tentative ...