On January 12, 2026, before leaving office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S.B. 1042, the “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act,” into law, thus adding the Garden State to the list of states that have enacted legislative bans on the sale of certain product categories that contain intentionally added PFAS. …
Continue Reading New Jersey Enacts PFAS-in-Products Statute with Category-Based Sales Ban, Labeling for Cookware, and Funding of Source Reduction and Research ProgramsBiosolids are treated waste solids generated from sewage sludge that have been processed so that…
Continue Reading Biosolids and PFAS: A Regulatory PatchworkRinging in 2026 with a Look at Newly Effective State Regulation of PFAS in Products
January 1, 2026 was the effective date for a number of state law provisions relating…
Continue Reading Ringing in 2026 with a Look at Newly Effective State Regulation of PFAS in ProductsPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the…
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PFAS Product Labeling Requirements Set to Take Effect in Connecticut and New Mexico in the Coming Months
Both Connecticut and New Mexico are moving forward with regulations to implement statutory labeling requirements for products in certain categories that contain intentionally added PFAS. Connecticut’s labeling requirement will be…
Continue Reading PFAS Product Labeling Requirements Set to Take Effect in Connecticut and New Mexico in the Coming MonthsEPA Proposes Significant Changes to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule That Would Expand Exemptions
As foreshadowed in EPA’s most recent Unified Agenda, EPA has proposed to add four significant categories of exemptions to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule (Rule), citing burdensomeness of the existing…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Significant Changes to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule That Would Expand ExemptionsOn November 21, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (NJDEP) filed notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that on January 7, 2026…
Continue Reading Update on NJDEP PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont EntitiesPetitioners File Reply Brief Challenging EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance Designation
As previously reported, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two other trade groups have challenged EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. On November 14…
Continue Reading Petitioners File Reply Brief Challenging EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance DesignationMaine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales Prohibition
Updating our earlier post from March 2025, Maine has completed a regulatory process and has adopted updates to its PFAS in products rules to identify two approved Currently Unavoidable…
Continue Reading Maine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales ProhibitionPFAS Drinking Water Standards Litigation Paused Amid Government Shutdown; Briefing Scheduled for Hazardous Substance Designation Case
On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s unopposed motion to hold the PFAS drinking water standards litigation in abeyance due to the…
Continue Reading PFAS Drinking Water Standards Litigation Paused Amid Government Shutdown; Briefing Scheduled for Hazardous Substance Designation CaseMinnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive Deficiencies
We’ve been following Minnesota’s proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules for the past several months. As part of the rulemaking process under the Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act, and following public comment and…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive DeficienciesIt has now been over a year since PFOA and PFOS – two types of PFAS – were designated as hazardous substances under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. Among…
Continue Reading A Year Later, How is PFAS Being Addressed in Phase I ESAs?On September 4, 2025, EPA released its Unified Agenda which includes plans for a number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory actions. The PFAS regulatory agenda is consistent with…
Continue Reading EPA’s Rule Agenda Includes Multiple PFAS InitiativesAbout this Blog
Fox Rothschild’s environmental attorneys are fluent in the science, regulations and case law surrounding PFAS. On this blog, they will provide updates and cover major developments in PFAS and emerging contaminants as regulatory developments arise.