Updating our earlier post from March 2025, Maine has completed a regulatory process and has adopted updates to its PFAS in products rules to identify two approved Currently Unavoidable
Continue Reading Maine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales ProhibitionPFAS Drinking Water Standards Litigation Paused Amid Government Shutdown; Briefing Scheduled for Hazardous Substance Designation Case
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State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q3 2025
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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the third quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q3 2025Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive Deficiencies
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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 DeficienciesA Year Later, How is PFAS Being Addressed in Phase I ESAs?
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It 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?EPA’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 InitiativesUpdate: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours, et al. Schedule for 3M and Dupont / Chemours Settlements
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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
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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
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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, 2026State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2025
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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2025