Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has reached a settlement of at least $32 million and up to $80 million with Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and a predecessor entity resolving claims that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufactured by Monsanto caused environmental contamination. According to the announcement of the settlement, Monsanto stopped manufacturing PCBs in the late 1970s before…

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New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Ed Potosnak announced two finalized natural resource damages (NRD) settlement agreements with Hess Corp. and Hercules LLC, which together are worth more than $20 million. The settlements resolve the state’s claims concerning alleged environmental harm from hazardous substances and contaminants at multiple sites,…

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita led a bipartisan coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against Indiana-based EIDP, Inc., the chemical company formerly known as DuPont, its parent Corteva, and a newly created entity, Vylor. The suit challenges an October 1 transfer of the Pioneer seeds business from DuPont and Corteva to Vylor, which the states…

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North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson announced a $590 million agreement between the state of North Carolina, 11 local governments, and DuPont and Chemours over alleged PFAS contamination in the state. Under the agreement, $455 million will be provided to the state and 11 participating local…

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A coalition of 22 states, led by West Virginia AG JB McCuskey, are supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to rewrite how the agency handles the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. Since 1970, NEPA has required that before the federal government approve or fund a major infrastructure project it must study and…

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