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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently published in the federal register its Request for Information to all interested parties to ultimately “identify data gaps in research and development regarding several aspects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).” OSTP has identified the five following research and…
Continue Reading White House Office Calls for Information to Identify Data Gaps in PFAS Research and DevelopmentOn July 13, 2022, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) filed a Petition for Review…
Continue Reading Chemours Appeals EPA’s GenX Health Advisory LevelAs part of its “PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” EPA has stated that it intends…
Continue Reading How to Respond to an EPA or PADEP PFAS Information RequestOn February 23, 2021, Plaintiffs Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Oconomowos dry cleaner sued…
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EPA Announces Funding for Disadvantaged Communities to Address PFAS in Drinking Water, Synthesizing Approaches to PFAS and Environmental Justice
Alongside USEPA’s recent issuance of new Health Advisory Levels, or HALs, for certain PFAS chemicals (namely, PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX), the Agency also announced that, as part of…
Continue Reading EPA Announces Funding for Disadvantaged Communities to Address PFAS in Drinking Water, Synthesizing Approaches to PFAS and Environmental JusticeEPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX
EPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX
On June 15, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its issuance of lifetime…
Continue Reading EPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenXEnvironmental Protection Agency Seeks Comments on Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for PFOA and PFOS
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the federal register its notice of availability to comment on its Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for …
Continue Reading Environmental Protection Agency Seeks Comments on Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for PFOA and PFOSUSEPA’s National PFAS Datasets Compile and Integrate State and Federal Data, but Gaps Remain
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has made available a collection of National PFAS Datasets, which collects a variety of PFAS data from different state and federal sources on…
Continue Reading USEPA’s National PFAS Datasets Compile and Integrate State and Federal Data, but Gaps RemainPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2022. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2022PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2022. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State & Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2022Pennsylvania DEP Opens Public Comment on PFOA/PFOS Limits in Drinking Water
By Adam Cutler
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has opened up a public comment process on…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania DEP Opens Public Comment on PFOA-PFOS MCLPFAS-related litigation continues to accelerate. As shown in the attached graphics, there were more than 2,000 cases in the Multi-District Litigation in the federal district court in South Carolina by…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to 2021Consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS Strategic Roadmap, EPA is just weeks away from issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to designate PFOA and PFOS as…
Continue Reading Coming (Very) Soon to an Environmental Investigation Near You….