United States: Waste Management

As part of their proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to revise the regulatory definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted three public comment sessions in which they received verbal comments from those in attendance.

This week, New York highlighted a decade of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") regulatory initiatives spanning drinking water, permitting, and product restrictions, and Minnesota finalized a comprehensive PFAS product reporting rule.

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) finalized its PFAS-in-Products program rules in response to an Administrative Law Judge order requiring the Agency to reduce fees, among other changes.