"Village's drinking water had been contaminated for decades by factories that used chemicals produced by company" 

"ALBANY — DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls, where the drinking water had been contaminated for decades by factories that used manufacturing chemicals produced by the company.

A person briefed on the settlement negotiations said the tentative agreement includes roughly $25 million that will be distributed among current and former residents of the community who had been exposed to the chemicals through contaminated drinking water. Many were later found to have elevated levels of the pollutants in their bloodstreams. It also includes additional financial support for ongoing medical monitoring of residents who enrolled in that program.

The tentative agreement was reached as a multi-week trial in the case had been scheduled to begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Albany, pitting a small community against one of the world’s largest corporations. The trial was canceled last week and a settlement conference is scheduled to take place Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino, according to court records."

Brendan J. Lyons reports for the  Albany Times Union July 8, 2025. [2]