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As 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 (“EPA”)’s Health Advisory Level (“HAL”) of 10 ppt for HFPO Dimer Acid, a.k.a. GenX. A three-judge panel of the Third…
Continue Reading Briefing Continues in Chemours’s Challenge to EPA’s GenX Health Advisory LevelOn May 30, 2023, the comment period closed on EPA’s proposed maximum contaminant levels (“MCLs”)…
Continue Reading EPA Receives Extensive Comments on its Proposed PFAS MCLsPFAS State Survey – Standards and Guidance Values for PFAS in Groundwater, Drinking Water and Surface Water
Note: This is a graphical representation of an Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (“ITRC”) Guidance Document…
Continue Reading PFAS State Survey – Standards and Guidance Values for PFAS in Groundwater, Drinking Water and Surface WaterEPA Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLA
On April 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an Advanced…
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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2023. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2023Delaware Resolution Requests Disposal Plan and Inventory of Aqueous Film Forming Foam Across the State
Last month, the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate passed Concurrent Resolution No. 20 (the “Resolution”) related to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF). While concurrent resolutions lack the force and…
Continue Reading Delaware Resolution Requests Disposal Plan and Inventory of Aqueous Film Forming Foam Across the StateOn 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…
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 District of Columbia Circuit granted EPA’s motion to dismiss a petition filed by the American…
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 under the Infrastructure Law to go to Pennsylvania to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants…
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 $23,186,000 to New Hampshire for clean water infrastructure upgrades. Approximately half of the funding will…
Continue Reading New Hampshire to Receive $2.1 Million to Address PFAS and Other Emerging ContaminantsComment 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 Effective