New Jersey Announces $450 Million Settlement with 3M Over PFAS Contamination
On Friday, May 13th, the New Jersey Attorney General and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner announced a settlement with multinational conglomerate 3M for up to $450 million to resolve multiple state lawsuits from 2019 regarding PFAS contamination. The settlement resolves the liability of 3M on two work sites and the DEP’s Statewide PFAS Directive, as well as state litigation regarding PFAS in some firefighting materials.
With this additional $450 million, New Jersey now has commitments totaling $840 million from corporations to address PFAS contamination in New Jersey. This action, in addition to a settlement from 2023 that was the largest single-site PFAS natural resource damages and remediation case settlement in the state’s history, make New Jersey a leading state in holding PFAS polluters accountable for their contamination.
