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 Rule. Under the Proposed Rule, these new exemptions would include:
a “de minimis” exemption for mixtures and articles
This exemption…
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…
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…
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…
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PFAS 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 InitiativesUpdate: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours, et al. Schedule for 3M and Dupont / Chemours Settlements
As previously reported, the ongoing mini-trials related to PFAS at the Chambers Works facility in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS …
Continue Reading Update: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours, et al. Schedule for 3M and Dupont / Chemours SettlementsPFAS Drinking Water Rule Litigation Stay Lifted; 30-Day Extension Sought in Hazardous Substance Designation Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s motion to lift the stay in the litigation challenging the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six PFAS chemicals (PFOA…
Continue Reading PFAS Drinking Water Rule Litigation Stay Lifted; 30-Day Extension Sought in Hazardous Substance Designation CaseUPDATE: Minnesota Announces 6-Month Extension of PFAS-in-Products Reporting Deadline, to July 1, 2026
Updating our recent post, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has now clarified its recent statement, following significant public comment, that it would exercise its statutory authority to extend…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Minnesota Announces 6-Month Extension of PFAS-in-Products Reporting Deadline, to July 1, 2026Update: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours PFAS Trial/3M Settlement Comment Period Commenced and Runs through September 19, 2025
DuPont/Chemours Trial. On June 30, 2025, the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commenced in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND …
Continue Reading Update: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours PFAS Trial/3M Settlement Comment Period Commenced and Runs through September 19, 2025Minnesota Extends Its PFAS-in-Products Reporting DeadlineAfter Significant Public Comments
After evaluating public comments on its proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules (see our previous posts here and here), the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has agreed to exercise its…
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