EPA has again obtained extensions of the stays in the litigation challenging the MCLs for six PFAS and the litigation challenging the hazardous substance designation for PFOS and PFOA.
EPA requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to grant a 45-day extension in the stay of the…
Continue Reading Pause Continues in Litigation Over PFAS MCLs and Hazardous Substances DesignationThe White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) sent President Trump’s recommendations for the…
Continue Reading Will Proposed Cuts to EPA’s Budget Impact EPA’s PFAS Action Plan?EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently issued a press release that “Announces Major EPA Actions to…
Continue Reading Observations Regarding EPA’s Recently Announced PFAS PlansEPA Keeps MCL for PFOA and PFOS, Extends Compliance Deadline, and Intends to Rescind MCL for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, and PFBS
EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”)…
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New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use” Exemptions
In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a…
Continue Reading New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use” ExemptionsOn April 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an additional 30-day abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and…
Continue Reading Litigation Over PFAS Designation as Hazardous Substances Remains on HoldOn January 15, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Draft “Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)” for public…
Continue Reading EPA Publishes Draft Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Sewage SludgeOn April 8, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit extend the abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule…
Continue Reading EPA Requests Additional 30-Day Abeyance in PFAS Drinking Water Rule LitigationMaine recently published proposed rules (PDF link) aimed at implementation of its existing statute (which we’ve discussed here, here and here) limiting the sale and distribution within the…
Continue Reading Maine’s Draft Proposed Rule on PFAS “Currently Unavoidable Use” DeterminationsAlleging Non-AFFF Claims in a Separate Action May Not Keep Those Claims in State Court
State government plaintiffs in cases against PFAS manufacturers have adopted the strategy of filing parallel complaints in state court – one for recovery for contamination caused by PFAS in AFFF…
Continue Reading Alleging Non-AFFF Claims in a Separate Action May Not Keep Those Claims in State CourtOne month into the tenure of new EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, EPA’s initiatives regarding PFAS remain unclear. A read of the tea leaves from Zeldin’s confirmation hearing and the…
Continue Reading Reading Tea Leaves Regarding EPA’s PFAS Agenda Under Administrator ZeldinRegulation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in soils under New York’s remedial programs was a little erratic in 2024. As to their inclusion in the New York…
Continue Reading Unclear Fate for NY PFOA and PFOS Soil Cleanup ObjectivesA federal appeals court has granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s request for a 60-day abeyance in litigation challenging the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS chemicals.
In a February…
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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.