Bruce Shipkowski.

DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” The agreement was announced Monday. State officials say the deal with DuPont, Chemours and Corteva is the largest such settlement in state history. It calls for the companies to pay $875 million over 25 years and create a remediation fund of up $1.2 billion. The companies will split the costs under the deal, which must still be approved by the courts. PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” are a group of chemicals that have been around for decades and have now spread into the nation’s air, water and soil.