NC leaders urge court to reject EPA’s ‘backroom PFAS deal’ with Chemours

The EPA and Chemours announced they’d reached a $450 million settlement last month.

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 550

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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North Carolina state leaders are asking a federal court to turn down what they call a “backroom deal” between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and chemical manufacturer Chemours.

Chemours, formerly part of DuPont, has been manufacturing chemicals in its Fayetteville plant for decades. In 2017, scientists discovered that PFAS — sometimes known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment — were being released from the plant into the Cape Fear river, …

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