DuPont/Chemours Trial. On June 30, 2025, the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commenced in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., Docket No. 19-cv-14766 (RMB/JBC) before the Honorable
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Minnesota Extends Its PFAS-in-Products Reporting DeadlineAfter Significant Public Comments
After evaluating public comments on its proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules (see our previous posts here and here), the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has agreed to exercise its authority under section 116.943 of the Minnesota Statutes (Amara’s Law)
Minnesota Will Continue to Receive Public Comments on Proposed New Rules on PFAS in Products Reporting
Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a public hearing on May 22, 2025 concerning its proposed rules that would implement PFAS-in-products reporting requirements and associated fees on entities covered by Amara’s Law (which we have previously discussed here and here
Pause Continues in Litigation Over PFAS MCLs and Hazardous Substances Designation
EPA has again obtained extensions of the stays in the litigation challenging the MCLs for six PFAS and the litigation challenging the hazardous substance designation for PFOS and PFOA.
EPA requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Will Proposed Cuts to EPA’s Budget Impact EPA’s PFAS Action Plan?
The White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) sent President Trump’s recommendations for the fiscal year 2026 budget to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 2, 2025. The proposal includes significant cuts to EPA’s budget including:
- A decrease of
Observations Regarding EPA’s Recently Announced PFAS Plans
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently issued a press release that “Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination.” As we generally expected, the announcement did not include plans to rescind Biden-era PFAS rules or regulations, though EPA subsequently announced
New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use” Exemptions
In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a ban on sales and distribution within New Mexico for multiple
Litigation Over PFAS Designation as Hazardous Substances Remains on Hold
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an additional 30-day abeyance in the challenge to EPA’s Final Rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances. (89 Fed. Reg.
EPA Publishes Draft Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Sewage Sludge
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 comment. EPA recently extended the public comment period and is
State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2025
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 graphics on a quarterly basis,
