Chemours to Pay $450M in First Federal PFAS Settlement NYT - Energy & Environment By: Hiroko Tabuchi 25 June 2026 at 17:45 The settlement addresses the dumping of PFAS βforever chemicals,β which have been linked to cancer and other risks, by Chemours in several states. Β© Ed Kashi for The New York TimesA Chemours plant in Fayetteville, N.C. Under a proposed settlement, Chemours would pay fines for discharging PFAS from plants in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia.
E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on βForever Chemicalsβ in Drinking Water NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman 26 May 2026 at 21:32 The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health problems. Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesLee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, has argued that the agency made a procedural error when it established the drinking water standards in 2024.