August 2023 - 3M secures preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal
The 3M Company secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water systems that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals. The opt-out deadline for contaminated systems that joined the settlement is 90 days. Lastly, the hearing will be in February of 2024.
July 2023 - New York Attorney General Letitia James objects to 3M's $10.3 billion deal
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in objecting to 3M's proposed settlement with public water systems, bringing up critical issues such as a provision that could have left taxpayers liable for future damages as a result of 3M's pollution.
June 22, 2023 - $12.5 billion settlement with 3M Company
A $12.5 billion settlement with 3M Company in the ongoing multi-district litigation over the contamination of drinking water with PFAS resulting from the widespread use of AFFF was reached. This historic settlement agreement resolves the claims of Public Water Systems across the country that have been affected by actual or threatened contamination of their water systems with PFAS. The proposed settlement is the result of many months of negotiations between the parties and is subject to approval by Judge Richard M. Gergel, who was assigned in 2018 to oversee the ongoing proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
June 2, 2023 - $1.185 billion settlement with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva
This is a major breakthrough in the pursuit of justice for water providers and their communities impacted by PFAS contamination. Under the terms of the agreement, DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva acknowledge their role in the PFAS contamination crisis and will provide financial compensation for the cost of treatment necessary to address the contamination their "forever chemicals" caused. The terms of the historic $1.185 billion agreement are being finalized.
February 25, 2020 - the NRWA files a lawsuit with PFAS manufacturers
The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit utility membership association representing 31,000 rural and small community rural water and wastewater utilities. It filed a class action lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers that have been polluting drinking water. NRWA took measures for a simple reason – their rural water and wastewater systems are not responsible for manufacturing or introducing these chemicals into communities and environments.
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