( March 25, 2024, 3:08 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has vacated orders issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ruling that the agency exceeded its authority when it issued the orders finding that a company that adds fluorination to plastic bottles and in that process creates per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is engaging in a “significant new use” for regulatory purposes....