Court Allows Air Force’s Landmark Challenge To New Mexico’s PFAS Permit

A federal district court has ruled the Air Force can move forward with its landmark case challenging New Mexico’s regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a hazardous waste permit for a base, bolstering the military’s precedent-setting attempt to limit states’ PFAS authorities over cleanup of the emerging contaminants. The ruling also highlights EPA’s continuing delay in listing PFAS as a “hazardous substance” under the Superfund law, a failure that lies at the heart of the Air Force’s argument...