NC AG Jackson, DEQ reach $590M settlement with chemical firms over PFAS

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 652

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The state of North Carolina has reached a $590 million settlement with three chemical manufacturing companies to resolve lawsuits over dumping forever chemicals into rivers.

The deal, announced Thursday, is the largest total environmental damages recovery in state history, according to Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office. It comes just days before Jackson and his staff were scheduled to argue in the state Supreme Court against chemical manufacturers Chemours, DuPont, and Corteva.

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