4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of PFAS Testing Case On Jurisdictional Grounds

(June 12, 2024, 11:13 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A divided panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a case brought by environmental groups that contend that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not follow through on testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that were released into the Cape Fear River by the Chemours Co., ruling that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to rule on the case....