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PFAS
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Inside Class Actions
District Court Requires Specific Testing Allegations in Dismissing PFAS Class Action
By Cort Lannin, Jeffrey Huberman, Max Larson
A court in the Southern District of New York recently dismissed a proposed class action alleging that consumers paid a premium for juice products advertised as “made simply” with “all…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar
European Union PFAS generic restriction (REACH): sector-specific provisional conclusions – During its plenary session from 8–12 September, ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) reached provisional conclusions regarding the adequacy of restricting…
Taft PFAS Insights
EPA Moves to Vacate All Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Other Than PFOA and PFOS
By Ryan Rudich
On Sept. 11, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the agency’s own drinking water standards (MCLs) for four PFAS chemicals: PFNA,…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
A Year Later, How is PFAS Being Addressed in Phase I ESAs?
By Aaron Mapes
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…
Green Building Law Update
EPA is Retaining the CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation for PFAS
EPA is Retaining the CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation for PFAS
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA’s Rule Agenda Includes Multiple PFAS Initiatives
On September 4, 2025, EPA released its Unified Agenda which includes plans for a number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory actions. The PFAS regulatory agenda is consistent with…
Taft PFAS Insights
What Will EPA Do with the 2024 CERCLA PFAS Rule?
By Thomas Sokolowski, Frank Deveau, Will Gardner
EPA’s stance on the 2024 PFAS Rule continues to remain in the balance. But as the clock continues to run on litigation over the Rule, EPA may be forced to…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar
European Union Generic PFAS Restriction - Updated Proposal – In 2023, five EU Member States submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) a joint proposal to restrict PFAS under REACH,…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Update: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours, et al. Schedule for 3M and Dupont / Chemours Settlements
As previously reported, the ongoing mini-trials related to PFAS at the Chambers Works facility in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS Drinking Water Rule Litigation Stay Lifted; 30-Day Extension Sought in Hazardous Substance Designation Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s motion to lift the stay in the litigation challenging the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six PFAS chemicals (PFOA,…