We breathe and drink forever chemicals that 3M sold. Now company will pay N.J. $450M.

'Forever chemicals' settlement in N.J.

Pennsville Site on Canal Road and Route 130, Pennsville, N.J. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. It is among the sites at the center of what New Jersey officials — on May 13, 2025 called a historic $450M settlement with the company, 3M.Tim Larsen

New Jersey recently took steps to hold one company accountable for the use of cancer-causing toxins known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals.”

While the road to have any corporation clean up or compensate communities for polluting tends to be rocky, on Tuesday state officials say they’ve made progress.

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