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PFAS
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Green Building Law Update
EPA Will Keep Current Limits for “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
The agency provided a roadmap as to its intention to continue protecting public health from these so called “forever chemicals”
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
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…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Unpacking EPA’s PFAS Announcement: Addressing Contamination with Ambiguity Ahead
By Louise Dyble, Kennedy Kline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a comprehensive set of actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination on April 28, 2025, with a focus on preventing PFAS…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Observations Regarding EPA’s Recently Announced PFAS Plans
By Aaron Mapes
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…
The D&O Diary
Thinking About PFAS-Related Corporate and Securities Litigation Risk
It has been my privilege over the years to participate in insurance industry conferences and events, including conferences and events concerned with topics far outside my usual management liability insurance…
Stafford Rosenbaum Law Blog
After Wave of Environmental Regulation Rollbacks, Trump Administration Announces PFAS-Combatting Initiatives
Initiatives to Combat PFAS Announced After Environmental Regulation Rollbacks The second Trump term has already been marked by significant environmental deregulation, including targeting major climate change, energy efficiency, environmental justice,…
Regulatory Oversight
New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Ayana Brown
On May 13, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin announced a proposed $450 million settlement agreement with 3M regarding allegations that, among other issues, contamination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl…
Transportation Law: Moving Forward
Federal PFAS Reporting Delayed, but Aerospace and Car-Part Companies are not Off-the-Hook
By Amy Symonds
EPA recently published an interim final rule delaying by nine months the time for manufacturers and importers of products containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to report to EPA on their past…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
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…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
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…