Ohio, DuPont Reach $110M Deal To Resolve C8 Pollution From Washington Works Plant

(November 30, 2023, 11:29 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on Nov. 29 separately announced that they reached a $110 million settlement of a perfluorooctanoic acid XE "perfluorooctanoic acid"  (PFOA), also called C8, groundwater contamination case brought by the state related to pollution from DuPont’s Washington Works Plant.  The settlement establishes an environmental restoration fund that will address the pollution from the plant, as well as damages caused by firefighting foam that contains PFOA....