New York's attorney general sued 3M, DuPont, Chemours (CC), and Corteva over PFAS pollution, seeking cleanup funding and consumer warnings on forever chemicals.
New York's attorney general is suing 3M, DuPont de Nemours, The Chemours Company, Corteva, and several other manufacturers over PFAS chemicals, the latest in a cascade of state-level litigation targeting the substances.
The lawsuit, filed in state court in Albany, alleges the companies knowingly sold products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – PFAS – for use in cosmetics, non-stick cookware, firefighting foam, and rain-resistant clothing. The chemicals have been linked to increased cancer risk and developmental delays in children.
“Big companies like 3M and DuPont knowingly sold toxic products that threatened New Yorkers’ health and polluted our environment for decades,” Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. “It’s time for them to pay for the damage they caused.”
The state is seeking an order forcing the companies to fund environmental cleanup and to warn consumers about their products. The complaint argues that the companies were aware the chemicals were toxic or could cause environmental harm.
DuPont, 3M, Corteva, and Chemours did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Chemours, which was spun off from DuPont in 2015, has already faced PFAS-related settlements. Last year, DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva agreed to pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to resolve environmental claims. The New York suit works from a similar playbook but covers different contamination sites.
PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they do not break down in the environment. Decades of industrial discharge and consumer use have spread them into air, water, and soil across the U.S., making cleanup costs a multi-billion-dollar liability for the chemical industry.
For Chemours, which trades under the ticker CC, the New York suit adds another layer of legal cost risk on top of the New Jersey settlement. The company's Alpha Score is currently unscored.
James' office did not specify a dollar amount the state is seeking in damages. A trial date has not been set.
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