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Green Building Law Update
Lead Based Paint Compliance Is Still a Real Estate Issue
For owners of older residential real estate, lead based paint can seem like a problem from another era. It is not. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement involving an…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Proposed Consent Decree Addressing PFAS at Three Chemours Fluorochemical Facilities Meets Strong Resistance from North Carolina
On June 24, 2026, plaintiffs United States of America and State of West Virginia filed a Complaint and lodged a proposed Consent Decree (“US Consent Decree”) with the Chemours Company…
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Navigating Amara’s Law: A Guide to Minnesota’s New PFAS Reporting Obligations
By Lianne Mantione, Abigail Dop
Manufacturers and distributors around the country are gearing up to comply with Minnesota’s Amara’s Law, which targets the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products.…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
EPA Again Delays Start of TSCA PFAS Reporting—Now Until January 2027 at the Latest
By Thomas Braun, Lexi Orgill, Luke Sanders
On April 13, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule further delaying the start of the one-time data submission period for reporting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Beyond the First 100 Days
Toxic Substances Control Act in Transition: EPA, Courts, and Congress Race to Define TSCA’s Future
As EPA works to finalize a new existing chemicals risk evaluation framework rule, pending Fifth Circuit decisions and legislation introduced to amend TSCA could complicate the Agency’s plans. By Julia…
Environment, Land & Resources
Toxic Substances Control Act in Transition: EPA, Courts, and Congress Race to Define TSCA’s Future
As EPA works to finalize a new existing chemicals risk evaluation framework rule, pending Fifth Circuit decisions and legislation introduced to amend TSCA could complicate the Agency’s plans. By Julia…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
The Ever-Expanding Chemical Reporting Universe at ICPHSO: A Look at Reporting Requirements and Approaches
By Sean Ward, Amy Symonds
From Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting on PFAS to increasing U.S. state-level requirements around chemicals in products, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers are required to understand the makeup of the products they sell, down to a molecular…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Environmental Developments Manufacturers Should Monitor in 2026
By Megan Baroni
Welcome to the last of our three posts with our look ahead to 2026—the environmental edition. If you follow this blog, you have probably sensed a trend: environmental regulation rarely…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Proposes Significant Changes to the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule That Would Expand Exemptions
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…
Environmental and Energy Brief
EPA Proposes Exemptions to TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule
By Samuel B. Boxerman, Brittany A. Bolen, Riley Desper, Leena Dai
On November 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that would revise the scope of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a) rule requiring…