Small New Jersey town sues DuPont for $1.1 billion to clean up a century of toxic pollution

CARNEYS POINT-- A lawsuit filed earlier this month alleges that chemical giant DuPont spun off a local factory complex in an attempt to avoid more than $1 billion needed to clean up nearly a century's worth of pollution. Chambers Works, where a chemical used in the non-stick coating Teflon was made, released over 100 million pounds…