Mealey's Pollution Liability

An Oregon farming operation agreed to pay $6.2 million to exit a federal pollution suit in Portland. The class action alleged the company contributed to groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin in violation of state law and RCRA. In New Jersey, a federal judge approved settlements worth up to $1.32 billion with 3M and DuPont-related companies over PFAS and other contamination at four state industrial sites and statewide.