Cities Object to Massive PFAS Settlements With 3M, DuPont

The largest drinking water settlement in US history lets chemical giants off too easily, according to 23 cities, counties, and public water systems that filed objections to the $12.5 billion PFAS settlement with 3M Co. and $1.2 billion deal with Du Pont de Nemours Inc.

The deals are overbroad and too generous to the chemical companies—absolving them of liability for future contamination and personal injury claims, the objectors said. The settlements also aren’t enough to cover the municipalities’ cleanup and legal costs, they said.

“The funds do not begin to approach what the company with 70% of liabilities for PFAS ...