Those anticipating the EPA’s promised end-of-year drinking water regulations may have to wait for the new year. Per EPA’s rulemaking webpage, the agency’s anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for
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EPA’s Motion to Dismiss Chemours’ Challenge of the GenX HAL Denied
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As previously reported, 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 EPA’s Motion to Dismiss Chemours’ Challenge of the GenX HAL DeniedPennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final Step
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On November 17, 2022, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (“IRRC”) approved the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s (“EQB”) new safe drinking water maximum contaminant levels (“MCLs”) for perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”)…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final StepCosts and Benefits of Regulating to PPT Not Yet Understood
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The economic impact — both costs and benefits — of the issuance of low parts per trillion standards for nearly ubiquitous PFAS compounds is something that will become clearer as…
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