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Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
The Chemical Compound — Q3 2026
This edition of our quarterly newsletter on chemical regulatory developments provides updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and policy developments of importance to our clients. The newsletter focuses on actions affecting…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – September update
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Marie Escorneboueu, Francesca Puttock
EUROPEAN UNION EU – Teflon identified among critical chemicals list. The Commission-led Critical Chemicals Alliance (‘CCA’) has identified PTFE (‘Teflon’) in a list of almost 50 critical chemicals. The group,…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | Colorado Climate Liability Case, Reduction in Fuel Economy Standards, and PFAS Regulation
By Jon Schaefer
Week of September 28 The environmental and energy world finished September much the same way it spent most of 2026: debating how to balance environmental protection and economic growth. This…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
State Regulation of PFAS in the Fashion Industry Continues to Evolve
By Karen H. Davis, Adam H. Cutler
Companies in the fashion industry face a gauntlet of varying state laws restricting PFAS in apparel, footwear and textiles. These laws differ from state to state in several important dimensions,…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Weeks After Opposing a PFAS Related Consent Decree Between Chemours and USEPA, North Carolina Reaches a Separate PFAS Agreement with Chemours and DuPont Entities
On September 9, 2026, the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities (10 municipalities and a local water and sewer authority) entered into a proposed settlement with Chemours Company,…
HLC - All Publications
Federal court enjoins New Mexico PFAS labeling law
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
A federal court issued a preliminary injunction that bars New Mexico from requiring businesses to label products containing PFAS with a disclosure. The ruling provides consumer product companies with a…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
PFAS in Firefighter Turnout Gear: What Fire Departments Need to Know About “Forever Chemicals” Hidden in Protective Equipment
For decades, firefighters have suited up in turnout gear designed to shield them from heat, flames, and chemical exposure. What many of them did not know is that the very equipment intended…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By Aaron Mapes
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA, denying all petitions…
MGKF Litigation Blog
D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By MGKF
D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Last month in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. v.…
Sive | Paget | Riesel | Blog
D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Rule Designating PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld EPA’s 2024 rule designating two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and…