Source: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/, May 19, 2025
By: Michael Sol Warren

New Jersey’s lawsuit against the chemical giant DuPont and its spinoff Chemours over pollution of toxic “forever chemicals” at a sprawling site in South Jersey reached the trial phase Monday, with arguments kicking off in federal court in Camden.

The proceedings come roughly six years after state environmental authorities ordered the two companies to clean up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution statewide, and more than five years since the lawsuit was filed after the companies ignored that directive. Read more.