New Jersey AG Filed Lawsuits against Chemical Companies Over Hazardous Waste Dumping

MARCH 27, 2019

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed four natural resource damage lawsuits against DuPont, Chemours and 3M. AG Grewal alleges that the companies violated New Jersey’s Water Pollution Control Act and its Spill Compensation and Control Act, while simultaneously misleading the public about the dangers associated with the dumping of hazardous chemicals in the state. Two of the complaints focus on the companies’ use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), an emerging environmental and public health issue. The other two complaints concern contamination of groundwater, surface water and other natural resources with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, mercury, lead and other contaminants.