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
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Will 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?EPA Keeps MCL for PFOA and PFOS, Extends Compliance Deadline, and Intends to Rescind MCL for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, and PFBS
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EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”), also known as the national primary drinking water standard, for two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”)…
Continue Reading EPA Keeps MCL for PFOA and PFOS, Extends Compliance Deadline, and Intends to Rescind MCL for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, and PFBSEPA’s Third Annual PFAS Progress Report
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On November 14, 2024, EPA issued its third annual progress report on its PFAS Roadmap reporting on the agency’s three years of progress against its overarching goals of restrict, remediate…
Continue Reading EPA’s Third Annual PFAS Progress ReportThe Impact of Chevron’s Demise on the Regulation of PFAS
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On June 28, 2024, in its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court held that its longstanding precedent granting deference to…
Continue Reading The Impact of Chevron’s Demise on the Regulation of PFASPFOA and PFOS Are Now CERCLA Hazardous Substances
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As we have previously reported here and here, EPA has designated perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability…
Continue Reading PFOA and PFOS Are Now CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesDesignation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances to Become Effective on July 8, 2024
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As previously reported, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the pre-publication notice of its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”)…
Continue Reading Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances to Become Effective on July 8, 2024EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
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On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the pre-publication notice of its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as hazardous substances under…
Continue Reading EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesEPA Issues Final MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX, PFHxS, and PFBS
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On April 8, 2024, the EPA Administrator signed the final rule establishing drinking water standards, also known as MCLs, for six PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX (HFPO-DA), PFHxS, and PFBS). …
Continue Reading EPA Issues Final MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX, PFHxS, and PFBSMaine and Minnesota Accepting Proposals Through March 1, 2024 for “Currently Unavoidable Use” Exemptions from Upcoming State Ban on PFAS-Containing Products
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As we’ve posted here before, by statutory enactment, Maine intends to ban the sale, marketing, and distribution of products or product components containing intentionally added PFAS, effective January 1…
Continue Reading Maine and Minnesota Accepting Proposals Through March 1, 2024 for “Currently Unavoidable Use” Exemptions from Upcoming State Ban on PFAS-Containing Products