Court Approves NJDEP State-Wide PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont Entities after NJDEP Agrees to Allocate Settlement Funds to Counties and POTWs and Provides a Path to “Passive Receiver” Protections for POTWs

On August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved the Judicial Consent Orders (“JCOs”) with 3M and the DuPont Entities (EIDP, Inc., Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours Inc., DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, The Chemours Company, and The Chemours Company FC, LLC) which resolve NJDEP’s state-wide PFAS claims against the defendants. Under the JCOs, 3M and the DuPont Entities will pay New Jersey up to $1.325 billion in Natural Resource Damages and Abatement Damages over the next 25 years.