Signal North Carolina reaches $590 million PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours

Summary

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the state Department of Environmental Quality announced a $590 million settlement with Chemours, DuPont and Corteva over decades of PFAS contamination from the Fayetteville Works facility, described as the largest environmental damage payment in state history. The deal guarantees $455 million paid to the state and 11 local governments over 10 to 15 years, backed by a $135 million reserve fund from DuPont and Corteva that the state can draw on should Chemours become unable to pay. The agreement resolves litigation over PFAS and AFFF discharges from Fayetteville Works as well as separate statewide PFAS contamination claims. The funds are earmarked for environmental remediation, addressing Cape Fear River contamination, and securing clean drinking water for affected communities. The settlement caps years of litigation over the facility's discharges.