As we have previously reported here and here, EPA has designated perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
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Maine Again Amends PFAS Ban Statute – More Product Categories Get Specific Dates, Reporting Requirements Are Narrowed
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Maine has once again amended and clarified its statutory restrictions on the sale of numerous categories of PFAS-containing products. The net effect of the legislation, enacted on April 16, 2024…
Continue Reading Maine Again Amends PFAS Ban Statute – More Product Categories Get Specific Dates, Reporting Requirements Are NarrowedFederal Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Will Influence Groundwater Remediation Standards
By Aaron Mapes & Collin Crecco on
As discussed in a previous post, EPA recently issued a final rule establishing drinking water standards, known as maximum contaminant levels (MCLs), for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). …
Continue Reading Federal Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Will Influence Groundwater Remediation StandardsEPA Incorporates Seven New PFAS into the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting List
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on May 17, 2024, updating the list of chemicals subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know…
Continue Reading EPA Incorporates Seven New PFAS into the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting ListNew Deadlines for Phase One Class Members in the AFFF Multi-District Litigation
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The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved two major settlements in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) that consolidated thousands of cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Continue Reading New Deadlines for Phase One Class Members in the AFFF Multi-District LitigationDesignation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances to Become Effective on July 8, 2024
By Karen H. Davis on
As previously reported, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the pre-publication notice of its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”)…
Continue Reading Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances to Become Effective on July 8, 2024EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By Karen H. Davis on
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the pre-publication notice of its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as hazardous substances under…
Continue Reading EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous SubstancesState and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2024
By Christopher M. Roe on
PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2024. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2024EPA Issues Final MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX, PFHxS, and PFBS
By Karen H. Davis on
On April 8, 2024, the EPA Administrator signed the final rule establishing drinking water standards, also known as MCLs, for six PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX (HFPO-DA), PFHxS, and PFBS). …
Continue Reading EPA Issues Final MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, GenX, PFHxS, and PFBSFifth Circuit Vacates EPA’s Orders Regulating PFAS under Significant New Use Rule
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The Fifth Circuit issued a decision vacating two EPA orders directing Inhance Technologies (Inhance) to close its barrier technology facilities. As its basis for issuing the orders, EPA had identified…
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