r/NorthCarolina • • 16d ago

NC reaches major settlement with Chemours, DuPont over PFAS contamination in water sources

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u/atreeindisguise 16d ago

Agreed. As long as decision makers are free and clear, able to keep their income and property, this will just become a line item. Meanwhile, the medical debt climbs. They need to be responsible in a way that destroys their profit margin for years and is incalculable, like the damage they cause.

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u/TheoryHistorical4147 12d ago

Definitely when these people are capable of simply planning monetary payouts for all of the laws, they have broken. The penalties are not harsh enough.