New Jersey Court Rejects Industry Groups' Bid To Stay State PFAS Rules

摘要

A New Jersey state superior court has rejected an attempt by groups representing manufacturers and other industries to stay landmark New Jersey drinking water and groundwater regulations governing the two most-studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pending the outcome of litigation challenging the rules. In a brief order issued Jan. 4, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, denied a motion by several business and industry groups, the PFAS manufacturer 3M and publicly owned utilities to stay the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) PFAS water regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - the two most studied PFAS among the thousands in the class of compounds. The stay of the state's rules was sought by the litigants, pending resolution of the litigation.