US Chamber Challenges EPA’s PFAS Superfund Rule in D.C. Circuit

The US Chamber of Commerce and two other trade groups are opposing in D.C. federal court the EPA’s designation of the two commonly detected “forever chemicals” as hazardous Superfund substances.

The petition, filed June 10 and docketed Wednesday, is the first to ask the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the agency’s move. The Chamber was joined by Associated General Contractors of America Inc. and the National Waste and Recycling Association.

Attorneys have predicted litigation even before the Environmental Protection Agency published its final rule, due to the liability companies now face and because the ...