District of Columbia

Two water utility associations have petitioned the D.C. Circuit for review of the EPA’s first national drinking-water rule for PFAS, claiming that is arbitrary and capricious, unreasonable, and unfeasible. In doing so, the associations allege that the EPA did not rely on the best available science, follow the process mandated by Congress, or properly assess…

The City of Millington and the National Rural Water Association filed this putative class action on behalf of U.S. rural water authorities, arguing that 3M, DuPont, Chemours, and other PFAS manufacturers should pay for monitoring, testing and cleanup of the chemicals, the court should supervise a testing program for PFAS, and the results of the…