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 LitigationGeneral PFAS News & Updates
Maine’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 $95MBriefing Underway in Challenge to Maximum Contaminant Limits (MCLs) for PFAS in Drinking Water
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Petitioners filed their opening briefs in the consolidated challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) Final Rule establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) and Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (“MCLGs”) for six…
Continue Reading Briefing Underway in Challenge to Maximum Contaminant Limits (MCLs) for PFAS in Drinking WaterMinnesota Seeks Comment on Rules Implementing Reporting Requirement for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS and Associated Fees
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Following up on the rulemaking process presaged by Minnesota’s comprehensive statute (Amara’s Law) requiring phase outs of PFAS intentionally added to products, which we’ve previously discussed here and…
Continue Reading Minnesota Seeks Comment on Rules Implementing Reporting Requirement for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS and Associated FeesEPA’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…
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