Companies in the fashion industry face a gauntlet of varying state laws restricting PFAS in apparel, footwear and textiles. These laws differ from state to state in several important dimensions
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Court 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
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On August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey approved the Judicial Consent Orders (“JCOs”) with 3M and the DuPont Entities (EIDP, Inc., Corteva, Inc.…
Continue Reading Court 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 POTWsPFAS Risks Are Everywhere
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PFAS 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 EverywhereU.S. EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule Listing PFAS as RCRA Hazardous Constituents
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U.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 ConstituentsEPA Is One Step Closer to Scaling Back PFAS MCLs
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On 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 MCLsNJDEP Granted More Time to Support the 3M and DuPont PFAS Settlements
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As 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)…
Continue Reading NJDEP Granted More Time to Support the 3M and DuPont PFAS SettlementsCourt Denies EPA’s Motion to Sever and Stay Challenges to MCLs for Four Index PFAS
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On March 19, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied EPA’s request to sever and stay challenges to drinking water standards, known…
Continue Reading Court Denies EPA’s Motion to Sever and Stay Challenges to MCLs for Four Index PFASUpdate on NJDEP PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont Entities
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On 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 EntitiesEPA’s Rule Agenda Includes Multiple PFAS Initiatives
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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 InitiativesWill Proposed Cuts to EPA’s Budget Impact EPA’s PFAS Action Plan?
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The White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) sent President Trump’s recommendations for the fiscal year 2026 budget to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 2, 2025. The proposal…
Continue Reading Will Proposed Cuts to EPA’s Budget Impact EPA’s PFAS Action Plan?