Stuart officials on Monday announced they have finalized a settlement against DuPont related to the city’s ongoing litigation involving “forever chemicals”.
Claims of water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a story that WPTV has followed for years in Stuart.
Stuart settles with DuPont for $2.6M in ‘forever chemicals’ lawsuit
PFAS are a group of manufactured chemicals that were historically used in firefighting foam and other industrial applications.
Stuart is one of many public water utilities nationwide that have pursued legal actions against multiple defendants to recover costs associated with PFAS contamination…