"The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties."
"North Carolina and a handful of local governments agreed to settle with Chemours over its pollution in the eastern part of the state, the parties announced on Thursday.
The company will pay the state and 11 entties near its Fayetteville Works plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties $455 million over the next 15 years for what the company said iin a press release involved both the plant and “claims of PFAS contamination unrelated to that site.”
The state will receive $75 million of the $455 million while the local entities will share $380 million, with payment beginning this year. It’s the largest environmental damage payment in the history of North Carolina."
Morgan Casey, Lisa Sorg, and Paul Woolverton report for Inside Climate News September 10, 2026. This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and CityView NC, part of The Assembly Local Network.
