Ohio Governor Claims Victory With $110 Million PFAS Settlement

Ohio’s proposed $110 million settlement with three companies is “a victory for all Ohioans” and will help clean up decades of natural resource damage from forever chemicals, state officials said at a Wednesday press briefing.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co., and Corteva Inc. agreed to settle the state’s claims that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discharged into the air and water from 1950 to 2013 damaged natural resources.

“DuPont ignored the fact that the chemicals they were releasing were toxic, and this settlement ensures that they are held responsible for the pollution they knowingly caused to the ...