The District of New Mexico issued a preliminary injunction that enjoins a regulation adopted by New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board that would require manufacturers of products with intentionally added PFAS to label their product with an Erlenmeyer flask with the word “PFAS” inside the flask. The challenge to the regulation was brought by the American…
While on appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court over a challenge to the North Carolina attorney general’s authority in North Carolina’s lawsuit against DuPont and its spinoffs, the parties announced that they reached a $590 million settlement to resolve North Carolina’s and local governments’ claims against the DuPont entities for alleged PFAS contamination. Under…
The D.C. Circuit rejected petitions brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups that asked the court to overturn the EPA’s designations of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The petitioners argued that (1) the EPA’s interpretation of “hazardous substances” was contrary…
Veolia Water Delaware Inc., a Delaware water supplier, filed suit against nine companies, alleging that they released PFAS into watersheds that supply water to state residents, seeking $34.6 million allegedly related to costs for constructing a major treatment facility to remediate PFAS contamination. August 13, 2026 | Veolia Water Delaware Inc. v. Ametek Inc., No….
A federal judge approved a $3 billion settlement deal between New Jersey, 3M, and several DuPont entities resolving the state’s claims for alleged PFAS contamination. Specifically, the settlement calls for $2.5 billion from DuPont and its subsidiaries and an additional $450 million from 3M. August 7, 2026 | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v….