Per the terms of the settlement, 3M will begin issuing payments of $275 million to $325 million in the years 2026-2034. In the first year, the company will pay $43.45 million for natural resources ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general said Tuesday chemical manufacturer 3M agreed to pay up $450 million to resolve lawsuits over natural resource contamination stemming from PFAS ...

This settlement announcement with New Jersey follows a string of settlements 3M has entered into to resolve the company’s array of liabilities stemming from PFAS contamination.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin attends a news conference in Washington on March 21, 2024. 3M has reached a settlement to resolve allegations it is in part responsible for forever ...

3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.” State Attorney General Matthew ...

The New Jersey settlement stems from 2019 lawsuits at the nearly 1,500-acre (607-hectare) Chambers Works site in Pennsville and Carneys Point and another location in Parlin.

Via the settlement, 3M is released from liability arising from its sale, marketing, distribution, use and manufacture of PFAS in New Jersey, the announcement stated.

New Jersey says chemical maker 3M agrees to ‘forever chemical’ settlement worth up to $450M PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of chemicals that have been ...