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PFAS Reporting Rule Deadlines Extended – and More Changes to Come

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an interim final rule on May 13, 2025, extending the reporting deadlines for its Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Reporting Rule, 40 C.F.R. Part 705, which...more

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Releases Proposed Reporting Rule for PFAS in Products

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comment on a first-of-its-kind proposed rule that will require manufacturers of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to...more

New Mexico Becomes Third U.S. State to Prohibit PFAS in Products

This alert was originally published on March 25, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments. In 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law imposing reporting requirements and material...more

New Mexico Poised to Become Third U.S. State to Prohibit PFAS in Products

In 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law imposing reporting requirements and material restrictions on all products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

Twelve TSCA Developments to Expect in 2025 (Updated)

This alert was originally published on December 4, 2024, and has been revised based on recent developments. With the election of Donald Trump, the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2025 will...more

Updates to New Chemicals Regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Key Takeaways Delays by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in processing premanufacture notices (PMNs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may lessen under final amendments to section 5 published on...more

EPA Announces 8-Month Delay in Submission Window for TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is modifying the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation imposing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (the Rule) to...more

Maine DEP Requests Proposals on Currently Unavoidable Uses of PFAS in Products

Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is soliciting proposals for currently unavoidable use (CUU) designations under the state’s statute regulating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

Washington State Drafts Determinations on PFAS-Containing Products

Continuing Washington State’s push towards implementing one of the nation’s strictest chemicals laws, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently published its Draft Regulatory Determinations Report on certain products...more

EPA Adopts PFAS Reporting Requirements Applicable to Article Importers and Chemical Manufacturers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a one-time reporting rule regarding the manufacture (including import) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Despite heavy industry opposition, obligated...more

Minnesota Seeks Comment on PFAS in Products Law

The state of Minnesota is seeking comment on rulemaking to implement one of the country’s two broadest per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in product laws. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is beginning to...more

CPSC Signals Interest in PFAS in Consumer Products

Key Takeaways - • What is happening? The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information (RFI) on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in consumer products, potential human...more

Washington State Finalizes Chemical in Product Restrictions; Announces Next Targets

Armed with one of the country’s strongest state chemicals laws, the state of Washington is solidifying its status as a global player in product regulation. We discuss the latest developments below....more

Maine Amends Notification Requirement in PFAS-Containing Products Law

Key Takeaways - What is happening? Maine has enacted an amendment to the state’s statute regulating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products....more

EPA Proposes to Eliminate TSCA Exemptions for PFAS and PBTs; Proposes Updates to Other TSCA Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed changes to its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations dealing with premanufacture notices (PMNs) and certain exemptions from PMN requirements. Of particular...more

Minnesota Poised to Be Second State to Ban PFAS-Containing Products

Key Takeaways - What is happening? The Minnesota legislature passed a bill that would ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products. For certain enumerated categories of products, the ban...more

EPA Hints at Critical Changes to TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule, Seeks Comment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) June 2021 proposal of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rule targeting manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sparked a major outcry from...more

Maine Adopts Broad Ban of PFAS-Containing Products (Updated)

Maine DEP Issues Second Concept Draft of Proposed PFAS Regulation; Schedules Stakeholder Meeting Oct. 27 Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) issued a revised “Second Concept Draft” of proposed...more

California Restricts PFAS in Clothing and Cosmetics; Governor Vetoes PFAS Reporting Bill

On September 29, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed California AB 1817, which bans the manufacture and sale of clothing and textile items containing PFAS, and AB 2771, which restricts PFAS in cosmetics. Both prohibitions...more

Maine Adopts Broad Ban of PFAS-Containing Products (Updated)

Maine DEP Requests Comments on Concept Draft of Proposed PFAS Regulations - The Maine DEP has issued a “Concept Draft” of proposed regulations that details some of the notification requirements and sales prohibitions for...more

Washington Advances the Western Front of Product Regulation

The state of Washington has become a global player in product regulation. This month, the Department of Ecology issued a determination to restrict or require reporting on the use of five classes of chemicals in products. In...more

TSCA in 2022: Fasten Your Seatbelt

A year into the Biden Administration’s implementation of the 2016 amendments of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is planning an ambitious suite of actions under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, and 23. Companies and trade...more

Maine Adopts Broad Ban of PFAS-Containing Products

Key Takeaways - • What is Happening? On July 15, 2021, Maine adopted a law that will ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products. While the law takes a phased approach over the next few...more

Article Importers May Face Another TSCA Obligation, This One Related to PFAS

Do any of the articles, or article components, that your company imports contain PFAS? If so, your company may become subject to extensive reporting requirements proposed by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more

After More Than Five Years, EPA Amends PFAS SNURs

Five and a half years after proposing changes to its significant new use rules (SNURs) on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), EPA has finally released a final rule. On June 22, 2020, EPA issued (in prepublication...more

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