Researchers are seeking a breakthrough on how to get rid of PFAS, which have been found in drinking water, food packaging and soil.

This time, the state says Minnesota-based 3M will pay up to $450 million to New Jersey to resolve two 2019 lawsuits. That litigation surrounded 3M’s role in contaminating about 1,455 acres in Pennsville and Carneys Point (the Chambers Work site in Salem County). Another was related to the Parlin Industrial Site in Sayreville, Middlesex County.

M has agreed to pay New Jersey up to $450 million to settle a claims accusing the Minnesota-based company of widespread contamination from so-called forever chemicals, which have affected drinking water in the state.

South Dakota’s state government is testing for “forever chemicals” in rivers across the state. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s,

A bill aimed at limiting the spread of toxic chemicals on Texas farmland has hit a political wall — missing a key deadline that decreases its likelihood of passage this session.