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They were first held responsible in a 2023 decision in Ohio leading to payments of over $100 million. Since then, other affected states have been having their day in court with the trio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest to get their piece has been New Jersey, who recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/aug\/05\/new-jersey-chemical-companies-pfas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came to an agreement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva to pay a total of $875 million over the course of 25 years. The payments will be split between the three, with Chemours making up half of the payments. $16.5 million of the winnings will be dedicated toward combating PFAS contamination in the state. 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In their recent study, they found that many prolonged droughts can cause a higher risk of exposure to arsenic in well water. Maine, New England, the Midwest, and the Southwest are all areas whose arsenic levels are regularly higher than the federal level allows. Although municipal water supplies are carefully monitored, private well water is not. This can be a danger to Americans because over 43 million people rely on private well water. A previous study revealed that somewhere between 1.5 and 2.9 million people are drinking water with unsafe levels of arsenic, and this number may increase to over 4 million in case of a drought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased levels of arsenic may be caused by a decrease in groundwater levels, which causes changes in water chemistry. There are also some human responses to droughts, such as using ground water rather than surface water, which may also affect exposure. 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