M’s elevated valuation multiple is unsustainable amid muted industrial demand, persistent macro headwinds, unresolved PFAS ...

In the first year, 3M will pay $43.45 million for natural resource damages for the Chambers Works site and $16.55 million for PFAS abatement projects related to contamination from the site ...

Ohio recently settled with DuPont for $110 million, and 3M is paying billions in settlements for its role in producing using PFAS in firefighting foams. James R. Hood Founder and Editor ...

Initially, they were referred to as C8, a name taken from C8HF15O2, the formula for perfluorooctanoic acid. Then, for a time, they were known as PFCs, or perfluorocarbons, referring to the ...

U.S. cities, towns and water districts have challenged proposed class action settlements worth more than $11 billion with 3M , DuPont de Nemours and others, arguing the deals are too generous to ...

In 1947, PFOA — also known as C8 — entered the manufacturing picture due to its nonstick and stain-resistant properties. Several years later, DuPont started using it in the production of ...

On August 23, 2023, the PEC announced the launch of a website, www.PFASWaterProviderSettlement.com, which houses information relevant to both the 3M and DuPont settlements.

A handful of smaller PFAS companies are also facing suits. So far, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, and 3M have paid a total of nearly $11.5 billion in damages for PFAS contamination.