Judah Prero Comments on State Regulation and Legislation for PFAS in 2026 with Chemical Watch

Judah Prero, Arnold & Porter Environmental counsel and former Assistant State Attorney General at the Maryland Department of the Environment, was recently quoted in Chemical Watch’s News & Insight 2026 Global Outlook series, which examined the landscape for PFAS regulation and enforcement across the United States in 2026.

Judah noted that the lack of federal PFAS guidance for states will result in an array of state-level regulatory frameworks that will influence each other. “States will be looking at the experience of other states both in the legislative process and in the implementation and regulatory process for hiccups and other complicating factors to be avoided,” he said.

Judah further commented on key legislative and regulatory measures expected to take place in 2026, including New Mexico’s new labelling and reporting law, which he noted that clients commented could be “worse than [California’s] Proposition 65.”

State-specific labelling requirements, including another measure set to take effect in Connecticut in July, could result in “serious headaches” for manufacturers. “State-specific labelling for PFAS is troublesome, and inconsistencies in this area make labelling regimes a nightmare,” he commented.