( March 31, 2026, 7:47 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel denied a motion by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sever parts of an EPA rule titled “PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation” from consolidated petitions for review of the rule, on grounds that the agency is considering a rulemaking process in which it may rescind standards for maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The court also denied that part of the motion that sought to hold the claims in abeyance pending its rulemaking process....