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PFAS
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HeplerBroom Blog
PFAS Litigation Part 2: Where, When, and Why
Highlights how future impact of PFAS litigation can be understood through following aqueous film forming foams multi-district litigation. Includes types of cases involved, especially significance of bellwether cases and public…
Environment, Land & Resources
NJDEP Proposed Rule Update: PFAS Added to Contaminant Testing Requirements
The proposed rule would potentially usher in a future of broad testing for certain PFAS at New Jersey remediation sites. By Gary P. Gengel, David S. Langer, Thomas C. Pearce,…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) in Europe
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar
European Union Universal PFAS Restriction – In their first meetings of 2025, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) of ECHA continued evaluating the EU-wide proposal…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Maine’s Draft Proposed Rule on PFAS “Currently Unavoidable Use” Determinations
Maine recently published proposed rules (PDF link) aimed at implementation of its existing statute (which we’ve discussed here, here and here) limiting the sale and distribution within the state of…
The Daily Intake
Maine Considers Bill to Establish Maximum Levels of PFAS in Farm Products
If passed, Maine’s SB130, titled An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination, would be the first state law to establish…
Taft PFAS Insights
Fourth Circuit Overturns Remand of Maryland’s and South Carolina’s Non-AFFF PFAS Lawsuits Against 3M
By Ted Motz
The Fourth Circuit overturned the remand of two lawsuits Maryland and South Carolina brought against 3M and other PFAS manufacturers. Maryland v. 3M Co., No. 24-1218, 2025 WL 727831 (4th…
EHS Law Insights
French Ban on PFAS
By Nicolas Walker, Adrien Hall
Targeted by environmental associations and NGO in France for several years, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have reached a decisive turning point. Used in various industrial sectors since the 1940s…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Alleging Non-AFFF Claims in a Separate Action May Not Keep Those Claims in State Court
State government plaintiffs in cases against PFAS manufacturers have adopted the strategy of filing parallel complaints in state court – one for recovery for contamination caused by PFAS in AFFF…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) in Europe
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar
European Union Universal Restriction of PFAS – The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) is scheduled to meet from March 3-7, 2025, for its 72nd session. During…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Reading Tea Leaves Regarding EPA’s PFAS Agenda Under Administrator Zeldin
By Aaron Mapes
One month into the tenure of new EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, EPA’s initiatives regarding PFAS remain unclear. A read of the tea leaves from Zeldin’s confirmation hearing and the…