Last month, Governor Murphy signed a bill that affects the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in firefighting foam. The law, approved as P.L.2023, c.243 (Bill A4125 or S2712)
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DuPont Companies to Pay Delaware an Extra $25 Million Under 2021 PFAS Settlement
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A recent DuPont settlement in Ohio triggers additional payments to Delaware under a 2021 agreement. In June 2021, (i) E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, (ii) Corteva, Inc.…
Continue Reading DuPont Companies to Pay Delaware an Extra $25 Million Under 2021 PFAS SettlementEPA Finalizes Rule Removing De Minimis Exemptions, Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification Requirements
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We reported earlier this year that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule would require stricter (1) reporting of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)…
Continue Reading EPA Finalizes Rule Removing De Minimis Exemptions, Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification RequirementsConsumer Product Safety Commission Seeks Insights About PFAS in Consumer Products
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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 ProductsEPA Unveils its First-Round UCMR 5 PFAS Sampling Data
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As 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 DataEPA Proposes to Disqualify PFAS from Low Volume Exemptions and Low Release and Exposure Exemptions under TSCA
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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures as well as requirements for reporting, record-keeping…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes to Disqualify PFAS from Low Volume Exemptions and Low Release and Exposure Exemptions under TSCADelaware Resolution Requests Disposal Plan and Inventory of Aqueous Film Forming Foam Across the State
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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 StateNew Hampshire to Receive $2.1 Million to Address PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants
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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
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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 RequirementsEPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate List
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Earlier 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…
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