KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Wolverine Worldwide is heading back to federal court in its legal battle over PFAS contamination in northern Kent County.
In 2020, Wolverine and the State of Michigan reached a settlement in which Wolverine and 3M agreed to pay a combined $69.5 million to extend municipal water lines to affected homes in northern Kent County, addressing decades of PFAS contamination stemming from the company’s use of 3M’s Scotchgard in its shoe manufacturing.
Wolverine filed its latest motion in the battle on Feb. 20, 2026. The motion centers on a specific area of northern Kent County known as “Area 19.” Under the 2020 settlement, Wolverine’s obligations there were narrowly defined: install a set of groundwater monitoring wells, conduct one round of sampling at each and submit a completion report…