A Chemours chemical plant on the Ohio River is "boldly" and unlawfully exceeding its pollution permit, a federal judge found, and must reduce PFAS emissions under a court order.

The plant's emissions have been linked to PFAS spikes in the Ohio River near Louisville and Cincinnati, Ohio, spurring drinking water and public health concerns.

The Chemours plant and its PFAS pollution has been at the center of numerous other lawsuits, including one from Kentucky.

Chemical manufacturer Chemours must stop unlawfully polluting the Ohio River with PFAS from a West Virginia plant, a federal judge ordered Aug. 7, citing a pattern of permit violations and impacts from the discharges "as far downstream as Louisville."

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are commonly known as "forever chemi

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