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 MCLsEPA’s FY 2027 Budget Signals Continued Focus on PFAS
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Notwithstanding 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 PFASState and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2026
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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 first quarter of 2026. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2026NJDEP 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 SettlementsNew Mexico Legislature Requests Reevaluation of Key Exemption from PFAS Product Sales Ban Statute
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As we’ve discussed in a prior post, among states that have enacted statutory restrictions on sales of products containing intentionally added PFAS, New Mexico has been unique in crafting…
Continue Reading New Mexico Legislature Requests Reevaluation of Key Exemption from PFAS Product Sales Ban StatuteParties Trade Post‑Argument Letters Over EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance Designation
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We previously reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two other trade groups are challenging EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental…
Continue Reading Parties Trade Post‑Argument Letters Over EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance DesignationCourt 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 PFASNew Jersey Enacts PFAS-in-Products Statute with Category-Based Sales Ban, Labeling for Cookware, and Funding of Source Reduction and Research Programs
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On January 12, 2026, before leaving office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S.B. 1042, the “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act,” into law, thus adding the Garden State to the…
Continue Reading New Jersey Enacts PFAS-in-Products Statute with Category-Based Sales Ban, Labeling for Cookware, and Funding of Source Reduction and Research ProgramsBiosolids and PFAS: A Regulatory Patchwork
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Biosolids are treated waste solids generated from sewage sludge that have been processed so that they can be applied to land as a fertilizer. Advocates of biosolid use point to…
Continue Reading Biosolids and PFAS: A Regulatory Patchwork