On September 6, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLAState Enforcement Against the Federal Government, Part 2
Almost two years ago, we posted on the civil settlement of a dispute between the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over a state-level
Continue Reading State Enforcement Against the Federal Government, Part 2Chemours Appeals EPA’s GenX Health Advisory Level
On July 13, 2022, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) filed a Petition for Review with the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Continue Reading Chemours Appeals EPA’s GenX Health Advisory LevelHow to Respond to an EPA or PADEP PFAS Information Request
As part of its “PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” EPA has stated that it intends to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Responses, Compensation, and
Continue Reading How to Respond to an EPA or PADEP PFAS Information RequestEPA 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
USEPA’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 Remain
Coming (Very) Soon to an Environmental Investigation Near You….
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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EPA Publishes UCMR 5 Rule to Require Sampling and Monitoring of 29 PFAS
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
Continue Reading EPA Publishes UCMR 5 Rule to Require Sampling and Monitoring of 29 PFAS