Chemical giant Chemours must stop spewing large amounts of “forever chemicals” into the Ohio River, a drinking water source for over 5 million people, a district judge ruled Thursday.
In a victory for environmental groups and people who live near the company’s West Virginia factory, Judge Joseph Goodwin ruled that Chemours’ discharges violate the Clean Water Act and endanger “the environment, aquatic life and human health.”
“Today, that unlawful, unpermitted discharge stops,” Goodwin, a Clinton appointee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, wrote in the order.
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Chemours “strongly” disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal, said company spokesperson Jess Loizeaux.
