DuPont to pay $3.3m in chemical fines

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EPA concludes failure to disclose test results breaches Toxic Substances Control Act

DuPont has agreed to pay $3.3m in fines after failing to report research findings showing that some chemicals used in its products could be harmful. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published...

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