January 1, 2026 was the effective date for a number of state law provisions relating to intentionally added PFAS in certain categories of products. July 1, 2026 will be the
Continue Reading Ringing in 2026 with a Look at Newly Effective State Regulation of PFAS in ProductsGeneral PFAS News & Updates
Update in PFAS Drinking Water Litigation
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As previously reported, in the context of litigation by utilities challenging Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for PFAS in drinking water, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a…
Continue Reading Update in PFAS Drinking Water LitigationPFAS Product Labeling Requirements Set to Take Effect in Connecticut and New Mexico in the Coming Months
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Both Connecticut and New Mexico are moving forward with regulations to implement statutory labeling requirements for products in certain categories that contain intentionally added PFAS. Connecticut’s labeling requirement will be…
Continue Reading PFAS Product Labeling Requirements Set to Take Effect in Connecticut and New Mexico in the Coming MonthsEPA Proposes Significant Changes to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule That Would Expand Exemptions
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As foreshadowed in EPA’s most recent Unified Agenda, EPA has proposed to add four significant categories of exemptions to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule (Rule), citing burdensomeness of the existing…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Significant Changes to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule That Would Expand ExemptionsUpdate on NJDEP PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont Entities
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On November 21, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (NJDEP) filed notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that on January 7, 2026…
Continue Reading Update on NJDEP PFAS Settlements with 3M and DuPont EntitiesPetitioners File Reply Brief Challenging EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance Designation
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As previously reported, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two other trade groups have challenged EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. On November 14…
Continue Reading Petitioners File Reply Brief Challenging EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance DesignationMaine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales Prohibition
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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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On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s unopposed motion to hold the PFAS drinking water standards litigation in abeyance due to the…
Continue Reading PFAS Drinking Water Standards Litigation Paused Amid Government Shutdown; Briefing Scheduled for Hazardous Substance Designation CaseMinnesota’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?