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PFAS
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Sustainability in Business
Update on EU PFAS Restriction Proposal – Key Developments and Implications for Businesses
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar, Marie Escorneboueu
In 2023, four EU Member States (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and Norway, submitted an initial proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) seeking a universal ban on per-…
HeplerBroom Blog
Illinois Legislation will Bans PFAS in Numerous Products
Summarizes key provisions and effective dates of two Illinois legislative bills that will ban PFAS in numerous consumer and firefighter products.
HeplerBroom Blog
Illinois Legislation will Ban PFAS in Numerous Products
Summarizes key provisions and effective dates of two Illinois legislative bills that will ban PFAS in numerous consumer and firefighter products.
Taft PFAS Insights
Changes in Minnesota’s Intentionally-Added PFAS Law Enforcement Timeline Extension and Expanded Exemptions
In 2023, Minnesota enacted Amara’s Law (Minn. Stat. § 116.943), requiring certain reporting and implementing prohibitions of intentionally-added PFAS in certain products. The law requires manufacturers of intentionally-added PFAS-containing products to…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar, Squire Patton Boggs
European Union Progress update on the Universal PFAS restriction proposal – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has confirmed that its scientific committees will resume discussions on the universal PFAS restriction…
TortsProf Blog
New Issue of JETL Available
The Journal of European Tort Law has published a new special issue (vol 16 issue 2) on the topic of Forever Chemicals (PFAS) and Tort Law:Stephanie Nitsch and Barbara C…
California Water Views
What is Trump Doing With PFAS?
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the contaminant of concern across the water industry. The Biden administration was active in its approach to PFAS regulation, announcing drinking water maximum contaminant…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
UPDATE: Minnesota Announces 6-Month Extension of PFAS-in-Products Reporting Deadline, to July 1, 2026
Updating our recent post, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has now clarified its recent statement, following significant public comment, that it would exercise its statutory authority to extend the…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2025
PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Update: NJDEP v. DuPont/Chemours PFAS Trial/3M Settlement Comment Period Commenced and Runs through September 19, 2025
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…