Weeks After Opposing a PFAS Related Consent Decree Between Chemours and USEPA, North Carolina Reaches a Separate PFAS Agreement with Chemours and DuPont Entities

On September 9, 2026, the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities (10 municipalities and a local water and sewer authority) entered into a proposed settlement with Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Corteva, Inc., and EIDP, Inc. (collectively “Chemours/DuPont”), broadly resolving PFAS contamination-related and natural resource damage claims in North Carolina in exchange for payment of $455 million over 15 years, completion of obligations under a 2019 Consent Order related to the Fayetteville Works facility, and establishment of a $135 million reserve