EPA Upholds PFAS CERCLA Designation, Wants Abeyance Lifted In D.C. Circuit Case

( September 19, 2025, 12:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After months of review, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to uphold a final rule that added two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of hazardous substances covered by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and wants briefing to commence in a series of consolidated petitions filed in a federal circuit court by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and six trade associations against the designation....