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 PatchworkRinging in 2026 with a Look at Newly Effective State Regulation of PFAS in Products
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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 ProductsOral Argument Scheduled in Hazardous Substance Designation Litigation
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Following the completion of briefing in the challenge to EPA’s rule designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), oral argument…
Continue Reading Oral Argument Scheduled in Hazardous Substance Designation LitigationUpdate 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 EntitiesMaine 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 Case