State Officials Declare Victory Over Polluters
“When I became Attorney General in 2022, I vowed to hold corporate polluters accountable,” Platkin said. “This settlement protects drinking water, restores our natural resources, and ensures the companies responsible pay—not New Jersey taxpayers.”
Shawn M. LaTourette, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, added that the settlement is “a monumental step forward in PFAS abatement” and a warning that “polluters who put profits before people will face consequences.”
Decades of Pollution, Years of Litigation
New Jersey first sued DuPont in 2019, alleging the company knowingly released over 1,200 toxic chemicals, including PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals, and PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals” that persist indefinitely in the environment.
DuPont has pushed back, arguing it has already spent decades cleaning up and that the state’s demands stretch beyond evidence. But federal courts rejected DuPont’s attempts to rely on a 2005 consent order to limit liability.
This latest settlement comes after a separate $450 million PFAS settlement with 3M earlier this year, underscoring New Jersey’s aggressive stance on holding industrial polluters accountable.
