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 (DIR) Post #AwqVCJLK0A5Z1Q15HM by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-05T02:38:29Z
       
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       #Chemical Makers to Pay #NJ $875 Million to Settle ‘#ForeverChemicals’ ClaimsIn what #NewJersey officials say is the largest environmental settlement ever won by a single state, chemical giants #Chemours, #DuPont & #Corteva agreed on Monday to pay New Jersey $875 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims linked to #pollution from so-called “forever chemicals.”#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #environment #wildlife #poison #ClimateCrisis https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/climate/new-jersey-pfas-settlement.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqVOkYmdPyIuRFDns by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-05T02:41:20Z
       
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       Under the deal, the companies are required to fund the #cleanup of 4 former #IndustrialSites, create a remediation fund of up to $1.2 billion & set aside a reserve of $475 million to ensure that the cleanup will be completed if any of the companies go bankrupt or default.The agreement brings #justice to “#CorporatePolluters who, for decades, have knowingly contaminated our #land & #water with #PFAS & other dangerous #chemicals,” said #NewJersey AG Matthew J. Platkin in a statement….#law
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqVaPZqTTPnJ6ImKu by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-05T02:43:31Z
       
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       “#PFAS are particularly insidious,” Platkin wrote referring to per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are also known as #ForeverChemicals. “These dangerous #chemicals build up & accumulate everywhere, & #NewJersey has some of the highest levels of PFAS in the country.”#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #environment #wildlife #poison #ClimateCrisis
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqVlydsRZfXFEhcfI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-05T02:45:36Z
       
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       #PFAS are a class of nearly 15,000 #chemicals that are highly resistant to heat, water & oil, & persist in the #environment, earning them the name “#ForeverChemicals.” They are found in everyday items like nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing, stain-resistant carpets & cosmetics, & are also used widely in firefighting foam.They enter the environment—& #DrinkingWater supplies—in myriad ways, including from spills, landfills, factories & wastewater treatment plants.#law #regulations
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqVz12yoVqeT4f4yG by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-08-05T02:47:56Z
       
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       In humans, exposure to #PFAS can cause damage to the liver & immune system, & the #chemicals have also been linked to low birth weight, birth defects & developmental delays as well as increased risk of some prostate, kidney & testicular #cancers.In recent years, states across the country have sued PFAS manufacturers, accusing them of widespread environmental contamination. The suits have also charged that the companies hid evidence of the dangers of PFAS for decades.#law #PublicHealth #poison
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqXE2iD0P35vhfvfc by f800gecko@mastodon.online
       2025-08-05T03:01:51Z
       
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       @Nonilex A pittance, financially.A nuisance. But a useful precedent, one hopes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwqY81HzTzU5jX6VCS by Su_G@aus.social
       2025-08-05T03:11:57Z
       
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       @Nonilex NJ was diddled, $875m over 25 years?“ chemical giants #Chemours, #DuPont & #Corteva agreed on Monday to pay New Jersey $875 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims linked to #pollution from so-called “forever chemicals.”