WASHINGTON
— The chemicals manufacturer Chemours will pay to test drinking water and provide a treated or otherwise clean supply to residents in a Salem County town polluted with toxic substances, under a pending legal agreement.
Chemours agreed to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal pollution and water laws at sites across three states: New Jersey, North Carolina and West Virginia. The New Jersey site is in Deepwater, part of Pennsville Township, about 35 miles south of Philadelphia…