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On March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS. The public comment period will be open for sixty (60) days following publication in the Federal Register. EPA anticipates finalizing the regulation by the end of 2023.…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Maximum Contaminant Levels for Six PFAS CompoundsOn January 23, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Continue Reading Court of Appeals Dismisses Challenge to EPA’s Interim HALs for PFOA and PFOSEPA Announces $75 Million to Pennsylvania to Address PFAS/Emerging Contaminants and Proposed PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water Standards Expected in Weeks
On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced $75 million in funding…
Continue Reading EPA Announces $75 Million to Pennsylvania to Address PFAS/Emerging Contaminants and Proposed PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water Standards Expected in WeeksNew Hampshire to Receive $2.1 Million to Address PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants
On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was providing…
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Comment Period Deadline Approaches for EPA’s Proposed Rule Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification Requirements
As a reminder, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule last month that would enhance (1) reporting of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)…
Continue Reading Comment Period Deadline Approaches for EPA’s Proposed Rule Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification RequirementsPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the fourth quarter of 2022. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q4 2022Pennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and Effective
Pennsylvania’s new “Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule” became effective on January 14, 2023, upon the publication of the new regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As discussed in a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and EffectiveMichigan Court Rules State PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Lacked Adequate Consideration of Costs, with Implications for Challenges to Federal PFAS Rulemakings
On November 15, 2022, in response to a challenge by 3M, the Michigan Court of Claims invalidated the drinking water MCLs and attendant groundwater standards for several PFAS substances, including…
Continue Reading Michigan Court Rules State PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Lacked Adequate Consideration of Costs, with Implications for Challenges to Federal PFAS RulemakingsThose anticipating the EPA’s promised end-of-year drinking water regulations may have to wait for the new year. Per EPA’s rulemaking webpage, the agency’s anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for…
Continue Reading National Drinking Water Regulation Proposal May Be Pushed to 2023As previously reported, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) filed a Petition for Review with the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency…
Continue Reading EPA’s Motion to Dismiss Chemours’ Challenge of the GenX HAL DeniedOn November 17, 2022, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (“IRRC”) approved the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s (“EQB”) new safe drinking water maximum contaminant levels (“MCLs”) for perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”)…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final StepEarlier this summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5) and accompanying technical support document.
By way of background, contaminants listed…
Continue Reading EPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate ListOn November 4, 2022, the City of Philadelphia filed suit against companies it alleges manufactured or distributed PFAS-containing AFFF and/or other PFAS Products. The City asserts claims in its capacity…
Continue Reading City of Philadelphia Joins the Fray in Suit Against PFAS Manufacturers