- New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak have announced judicial approval of two settlements to remedy long-standing statewide contamination from PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. The settlements resolve New Jerseys allegations that Dupont de Nemours and Co. (now known as EIDP, Inc) and other Dupont-related entities regarding alleged contamination from PFAS and other pollutants at four industrial sites across the state.
- We previously reported that the proposed settlements with 3M and Dupont entities were announced in mid-2025. Consistent with New Jerseys Spill Act, DEP published notices of both proposed settlements in the New Jersey Register and on DEP’s website. The state moved for judicial approval of the settlements in late 2025. Since then, the state has resolved objections raised by eighteen counties and a coalition of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants.
- The settlements resolving the claims against DuPont entities and 3M are valued at approximately $2.5 billion. The settlement with DuPont entities is the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state, valued at over $2 billion.