On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA, denying all petitions for review and upholding EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
Continue Reading D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesProposed Consent Decree Addressing PFAS at Three Chemours Fluorochemical Facilities Meets Strong Resistance from North Carolina
On June 24, 2026, plaintiffs United States of America and State of West Virginia filed…
Continue Reading Proposed Consent Decree Addressing PFAS at Three Chemours Fluorochemical Facilities Meets Strong Resistance from North CarolinaPennsylvania DEP Proposes Updated Biosolids Permits with First-Ever PFAS Requirements
On July 2, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced proposed updates…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania DEP Proposes Updated Biosolids Permits with First-Ever PFAS RequirementsCourt Approves NJDEP State-Wide PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont Entities after NJDEP Agrees to Allocate Settlement Funds to Counties and POTWs and Provides a Path to “Passive Receiver” Protections for POTWs
On August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved…
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Last month, EPA issued a press release outlining its “comprehensive PFAS strategy,” followed by a series of press releases announcing grant funding to over 40 states and territories for…
Continue Reading EPA Issues Series of Press Releases Regarding PFAS InitiativesMinnesota Amends PFAS Reporting Requirements by Limiting Scope, Extending Deadline
Minnesota continues refining its statutory restrictions on intentionally added PFAS in products (known as Amara’s Law) as the state’s deadline for the statute’s reporting requirements approaches. In early June 2026…
Continue Reading Minnesota Amends PFAS Reporting Requirements by Limiting Scope, Extending DeadlinePFAS are everywhere and may represent risk to your organization. To better understand recent developments and how to identify and mitigate associated risks, check out our recent alert: PFAS Are…
Continue Reading PFAS Risks Are EverywhereAs previously discussed, biosolids (also referred to as sewage sludge), are commonly used in agriculture, mine reclamation, and landscaping to provide nutrients to soils and promote plant growth. …
Continue Reading PADEP’s Plans to Address PFAS in BiosolidsU.S. EPA is withdrawing its proposed rule to list nine PFAS as RCRA hazardous constituents. U.S.EPA announced the withdrawal in the Federal Register on May 8, 2026. In announcing…
Continue Reading U.S. EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule Listing PFAS as RCRA Hazardous ConstituentsOn May 1, 2026, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its interagency review and cleared two EPA proposed rules that would scale back the Biden-era PFAS…
Continue Reading EPA Is One Step Closer to Scaling Back PFAS MCLsNotwithstanding the proposed 50% reduction in EPA’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget , the agency has identified reducing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Risks to the Public as an Agency…
Continue Reading EPA’s FY 2027 Budget Signals Continued Focus on PFASPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2026. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2026As we have previously reported here and here, the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (NJDEP) announced settlements with 3M and DuPont and its related companies (the DuPont Entities)…
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