Consistent 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
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U.S. EPA PFAS Updates
EPA Publishes UCMR 5 Rule to Require Sampling and Monitoring of 29 PFAS
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The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that once every five years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publish a list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored by…
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$10 Billion Allocated to Addressing PFAS Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Act”) signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021 provides for $10 billion in funding to address PFAS contamination, nationwide. In…
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Industry Specific Effluent Limitation Guidelines for PFAS Are Coming – EPA’s Preliminary Plan 15
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In September, EPA set forth its latest draft plan for setting guidelines for PFAS limitations in industrial wastewater in certain industries, and October brought public comments on the draft. Among…
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Potential Impact PFOA and PFOS Designation as “Hazardous Substance” on Ongoing EPA-lead Investigations and Remediations
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In two of our previous posts, we discussed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Hazardous Substance” Designation Process and the Implications of a Designation on Responsible Parties. Here,…
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Implications of EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as “Hazardous Substances”
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The Biden Administration has pledged to designate certain PFAS as hazardous substances under federal law. What effect would the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) designation of PFOA and PFOS…
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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…: The “Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge”
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In July 2020, we posted on takeback disposal options for some PFAS-containing firefighting foams, with a caveat about recent actions taken by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
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EPA Releases 2019 Year in Review, Including Summary of PFAS Actions
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Earlier this year, the EPA put out its annual Year in Review, summarizing its major accomplishments for 2019 across the full breadth of the agency’s program activities. With respect…
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PA Department of Environment Protection Issues COVID-19 Guidance
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In response to the COVID-19 emergency, and consistent with Gov. Tom Wolf’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of March 6, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has developed guidance…
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Regulatory Status of PFAS by U.S. EPA as of February 2020
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EPA is working on a number of initiatives to regulate PFAS pursuant to the EPA PFAS Action Plan, and a number of timelines have been put in place as a…
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