DC Circuit dismisses case for fast-tracked PFAS review

By Ellie Borst | E&E News | May 1, 2026

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"A federal appellate panel sided with EPA’s argument that the agency was acting appropriately to address the risks of “forever chemicals” under the nation’s chemical safety law.

An opinion filed Friday morning out of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed two environmental groups’ suit that claimed EPA was not meeting its statutory duties to reduce PFAS spread via fluorinated plastic containers.

“The court expressed skepticism” that EPA is required “to bring an enforcement action, and, even if it did, the court found that duty had not been triggered,” Judge Harry Edwards, a Carter appointee, wrote in the opinion. Judges Cornelia Pillard, an Obama appointee, and Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, joined."

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• AgenciesEPA
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