In September, NJDEP’s Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment program (CSRR) issued new guidance (the Administrative Guidance for Green, Sustainable, and Resilient Remediation) encouraging the use of green and sustainable remediation (GSR) and a focus on resiliency during the remediation of contaminated sites under state statutes and rules.
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Continue Reading NJDEP Issues Guidance for Green, Sustainable, and Resilient RemediationEPA Finalizes Rule Removing De Minimis Exemptions, Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification Requirements
We reported earlier this year that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule would require…
Continue Reading EPA Finalizes Rule Removing De Minimis Exemptions, Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification RequirementsPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q3 2023In March 2022, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court…
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Seeks Insights About PFAS in Consumer Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information from all stakeholders to better understand the potential presence and uses of per- and…
Continue Reading Consumer Product Safety Commission Seeks Insights About PFAS in Consumer ProductsUpdate on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
We have been closely monitoring the progress of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule to designate perfluorooctanic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”), two per- and…
Continue Reading Update on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLAMinnesota Statute Takes a Robust Approach to PFAS Regulation, Including Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and a Sales Ban
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota’s Governor signed into law a sweeping set of statutory provisions concerning the handling and sale of PFAS-containing products within Minnesota. Among other things, the statute…
Continue Reading Minnesota Statute Takes a Robust Approach to PFAS Regulation, Including Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and a Sales BanAs previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its most recent list of unregulated constituents to be monitored by public water systems (PWSs)—the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring…
Continue Reading EPA Unveils its First-Round UCMR 5 PFAS Sampling DataOn August 17, 2023, EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) released its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI) for FY 2024-2027, which include addressing exposure to PFAS as…
Continue Reading PFAS Among EPA’s Enforcement InitiativesAs previously reported, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) challenged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)’s Health Advisory Level (“HAL”) of 10 ppt for HFPO Dimer Acid, a.k.a.
Continue Reading Briefing Complete in Chemours’s Challenge to EPA’s GenX Health Advisory LevelEPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance Designation
In September 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances…
Continue Reading EPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance DesignationPFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the second quarter of 2023. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2023As part of the PFAS Strategic Science Vision for the U.S. Geological Survey (“USGS”) and consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which identified activities related…
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Fox Rothschild’s environmental attorneys are fluent in the science, regulations and case law surrounding PFAS. On this blog, they will provide updates and cover major developments in PFAS and emerging contaminants as regulatory developments arise.