3M, Chemours Must Face N.J. Residents’ PFAS Pollution Claims

New Jersey residents’ request for medical monitoring for PFAS exposure is justified by the chemicals’ serious health effects, a federal district court said in an opinion striking down challenges from 3M Co., Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, and Chemours Co.

Nearly 30 residents of Swedesboro, Logan Township, and Pedricktown, N.J., are seeking cleanup costs and other relief for water contamination. The per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their private wells has reduced their property values and required them to buy bottled water and maintain their own treatment systems, they alleged in the U.S. District Court for the ...