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New York AG Sues 3M and Others for Environmental Pollution

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued some of the nation's largest chemical and agricultural companies - 3M Company (MMM), EIDP, The Chemours Company (CC), Corteva, Inc. (CTVA), and DuPont De Nemours (DD) - for contributing to decades of toxic polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution in New York through their use in consumer products. Attorney General James alleges that these companies manufactured, marketed, and sold PFAS that they knew to be toxic for use in consumer products. She further alleges that the companies deceived consumers and the public about their exposure to PFAS and the contamination of the environment, and failed to warn the public about the risks of PFAS in consumer goods. Attorney General James is seeking a court order holding the companies liable for the environmental and public health damage they have caused, requiring them to fund cleanup efforts throughout New York, and ordering them to properly warn consumers about their products' risks. The lawsuit also seeks damages, restitution, and other financial penalties. "Big companies like 3M and DuPont knowingly sold toxic products that threatened New Yorkers' health and polluted our environment for decades. It's time for them to pay for the damage they caused," said Attorney General James. "For far too long, our communities have unfairly shouldered the costs of protecting people from these toxic forever chemicals and cleaning up their contamination. I look forward to ensuring the companies responsible for PFAS pollution are held accountable."