Judges Press Industry On Standard To Assess New Jersey PFAS Rules

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey Superior Court judges questioned industry and other appellants challenging the state’s drinking water and groundwater PFAS rules on their claims the rules are arbitrary and capricious, asking how far regulators should go in assessing costs and notifying communities about impacts in order to meet procedural requirements for rulemakings. “But in terms of alternative water, or other costs, how specific do they need to be other than identifying the impact that those things are going to...