EPA Receives an Additional Abeyance in PFAS Litigation
Early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked for and received a 21-day abeyance on ongoing PFAS litigation between the EPA and water utilities. The court abeyance allows EPA to use the additional time to review a Biden-era maximum contaminant level (MCL) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The new administration will now have until Monday, June 2 to make a final determination about keeping or pursuing a different MCL for these forever chemicals. Under the current MCL, more than 4,000 water systems across the country will have to adopt new and expensive treatment technologies to be in compliance with the rule. This means that many eyes are following these PFAS-related court extensions, of which there have been three this year.
