TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — 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 companies announced Monday.

The payments announced on Monday, whose present value is about $500 million before taxes, will start no earlier than Jan. 1, 2026.

A settlement has been reached between the state of New Jersey and DuPont and other companies, regarding pollutants discharged from sites like the Chambers Works facility in Pennsville and Carney's Point townships, New Jersey, shown above. (Courtesy of New Jersey's Office of the Attorney General)