January 2026 PFAS Legislative Developments January Legislation Tracking (January 1 – January 31)Current Trends in Legislation – January 2026Federal Legislature Two new bills were introduced. State Legislature Eighty Two (82) bills were introduced across Twenty Two...
Earlier this week, I wrote regarding the ongoing legal challenges to the EPA's PFAS drinking water limits proposed under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In that update, one prediction was that the uncertainty surrounding the federal drinking water regulations (in terms...
We have previously detailed the EPA's efforts under the Biden Administration to regulate certain types of PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In short, PFOA and PFOS would have a Maximum Contaminant Level of 4 ppt, and PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and certain mixtures...
TSCA and PFAS reporting requirements saw increased corporate obligations under the Biden Administration, which we previously wrote about extensively. With a new administration in 2025, though, and a de-regulation push particularly in the environmental sector...
We previously wrote at length regarding the Biden Administration's designation of PFAS CERCLA designation of PFOA and PFOS as "hazardous substances", and the subsequent legal challenges to the designations. 2025 saw the Court provide EPA several months to decide...
In December 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a congressionally mandated assessment examining the intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products—and the agency’s conclusion is clear: the available data are...
Just before the holidays in 2025, a group of seven bipartisan House lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to compel the EPA to take action with respect to PFAS air emissions. Known as the PROTECT Act (Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination and...
December 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments December Legislation Tracking (December 1 – December 31)Current Trends in Legislation – December 2025Federal Legislature Seven new bills were introduced. Topics of note include PFAS in agriculture and a proposed federal...
November 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments (November 1 – November 30)Current Trends in Legislation – November 2025Federal Legislature No new bills were introduced. Federal Regulations 90 FR 50923 was submitted as a proposed rule on 11/13/2025. The EPA proposes to...
September and October 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments (September 1 – October 31)Current Trends in Legislation – September and October 2025Federal Legislature One new bill was introduced. State Legislature There were no new bills introduced. Three bills were signed...