On 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 SludgeState and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 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 first quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2025EPA Requests Additional 30-Day Abeyance in PFAS Drinking Water Rule Litigation
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On 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’s Draft Proposed Rule on PFAS “Currently Unavoidable Use” Determinations
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Maine 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
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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 CourtReading Tea Leaves Regarding EPA’s PFAS Agenda Under Administrator Zeldin
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One 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 ZeldinUnclear Fate for NY PFOA and PFOS Soil Cleanup Objectives
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Regulation 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 ObjectivesLitigation Over PFAS MCLs on Hold for Now
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A 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…
Continue Reading Litigation Over PFAS MCLs on Hold for NowPENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95M
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PENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95M
On January 22, 2025, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced funding awards totaling $288.2M for 39 drinking water…
Continue Reading PENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95MState and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q4 2024
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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 fourth quarter of 2024. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q4 2024