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Chemours to pay $450M over 'forever chemicals' discharge

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Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to pay $450 million in penalties and relief programs to settle a case involving the illegal discharge of "forever chemicals" (PFAS). The settlement, reached with the Trump administration, is the first of its kind by the federal government against a PFAS manufacturer. Chemours will pay $22.5 million in civil penalties and invest $427.5 million over 15 years for pollution controls, clean drinking water initiatives, and reducing future emissions at facilities in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. AI

RANK_REASON Settlement of a major environmental case against a chemical manufacturer involving significant penalties and relief programs. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Chemours to pay $450M over 'forever chemicals' discharge

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    US says chemical maker Chemours will pay $450M in penalties and relief programs to three states to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

    The company will mitigate forever chemicals pollution in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey via implementing controls and supplying clean drinking water.

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