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PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-state Regulations - September 2024

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains one of the primary focuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federal levels....more

Colorado Increases Restrictions on PFAS in Consumer Products

On May 1, 2024, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed SB-81, a bill entitled the "Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Consumer Protection Act." As discussed below, this bill expands Colorado’s existing restrictions on the use...more

Maine Significantly Amends its PFAS Consumer Products Law

In 2021, Maine passed the most sweeping law related to the regulation of PFAS in consumer products at that time. Subsequently, the law was amended in 2023, and on April 16, 2024, Governor Mills signed L.D. 1537, entitled “An...more

EPA Sets National Limits for Certain PFAS in Drinking Water

On April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued its long-anticipated National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels  (“MCLs”) for certain PFAS...more

PFAS in Children’s Products: State-by-State Regulations - March 2024

PFAS in Children’s Products is a major focus for state legislators across the country, prompting some of the most stringent PFAS restrictions in consumer products. Thus far, eight states have enacted legislation concerning...more

PFAS Update: 2024 Look-Ahead - Recent EPA Initiatives

As discussed in more detail in BCLP’s 2023 federal recap client alert, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) were a major focus for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in 2023, and 2024 will...more

EPA’s Noncomprehensive List of PFAS Subject to the TSCA Reporting Rule

In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

2023 Federal PFAS Regulatory Recap

As expected, 2023 was an expansive year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took (or at least proposed)...more

PFAS in Consumer Products: State-by-state Regulations - November 2023

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by laws regulating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products. This...more

California Legislature Approves Bans on PFAS in Cleaning Products and Artificial Turf

Last week the California legislature passed two bills regulating PFAS in certain products: ..AB 727 which restricts the use of PFAS in cleaning products and floor sealers and finishes; and ..AB 1423 which restricts the...more

PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-State Regulations - August 2023

In the absence of an enforceable federal drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), many states have started regulating PFAS compounds in drinking water. The result is a patchwork of regulations...more

PFAS Update: State-by-state Consumer Products Regulations - July 2023

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by regulations regarding the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products....more

PFAS Update: Proposed New Legislation Intended to Exempt Certain Industries from PFAS Liability

On May 3, 2023, Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced five bills in the U.S. Senate proposing several PFAS liability exemptions to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”)....more

PFAS Update: Minnesota Poised to Pass Comprehensive PFAS Consumer Products Bill While Maine Considers Proposal to Delay Its...

If passed, Minnesota’s HF 2310 will prohibit the intentional use of PFAS in 11 categories of consumer products starting in January 2025, and would then prohibit the intentional use of PFAS in all other products sold in the...more

PFAS Update: State Regulation of PFAS in Food Packaging - April 2023

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, eleven states have enacted laws concerning PFAS substances in food containers and packaging...more

PFAS Update: Proposed Federal Drinking Water Limits - EPA Goes Below and Beyond

Last week, EPA issued its long-anticipated proposal for Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for certain PFAS compounds which, once finalized, will establish national limits for those compounds in drinking water. EPA has been...more

PFAS Update: State-By-State PFAS Drinking Water Standards - February 2023

In the absence of an enforceable federal drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), many states have started regulating PFAS compounds in drinking water. The result is a patchwork of regulations...more

PFAS Update: 2022 Federal PFAS Regulatory Recap

As anticipated, 2022 was another eventful year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took significant actions under...more

PFAS Update: December 2022 State-by-State Consumer Products Regulations

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by regulations regarding the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their...more

PFAS Update: State Regulation of PFAS in Firefighting Foam and Equipment, November 2022

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or present in firefighters’...more

PFAS Update: August 2022 State-By-State PFAS Drinking Water Standards

In the absence of an enforceable federal drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), many states have started regulating PFAS compounds in drinking water. The result is a patchwork of regulations...more

PFAS Update: New EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for Four PFAS Substances

On June 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued interim drinking water health advisories (“HA”) for two PFAS substances and final HAs for two other PFAS compounds. These values range from...more

PFAS Update: State-by-State Regulation of PFAS Substances in Drinking Water

In the absence of an enforceable federal drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), many states have started regulating PFAS compounds in drinking water. The result is a patchwork of regulations...more

PFAS Update: State Regulation of PFAS in Firefighting Foam and Equipment

31 states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or present in firefighters’ clothing...more

PFAS State Snapshot: California PFAS Regulation

California is one of several states that has started regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water, consumer products, personal protective equipment (“PPE”), and firefighting foam.  In...more

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