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)
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EPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate List
By Collin Crecco on
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…
Continue Reading EPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate ListNew York State Proposes to Establish Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Levels for Four Additional PFAS
By Collin Crecco on
New York’s drinking water standards for emerging contaminants are among the most stringent in the country, including standards issued in 2020 for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)…
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By Adam H. Cutler & Robert J. Schena on
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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EPA Nominee Confirms Focus on PFAS; Advances to Full Senate Confirmation Vote
By Christopher M. Roe on
As previously reported, the Biden administrative is expected to make PFAS regulation and enforcement a priority by, among other things: designating PFAS as hazardous substances, setting enforceable limits under…
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Implications of EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as “Hazardous Substances”
By Adam H. Cutler & Robert J. Schena on
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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EPA’s PFOA and PFOS “Hazardous Substance” Designation Process
By Robert J. Schena on
For the past several years, much attention has been focused on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) legal authority to respond to PFAS contamination. When EPA published its PFAS …
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State PFAS Enforcement Against the Federal Government – Irresistible Force Meets Immovable Object?
By Adam H. Cutler on
In September 2020, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) finalized the settlement of an enforcement action against Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB), a federal facility, relating to the facility’s discharge…
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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…: The “Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge”
By Adam H. Cutler on
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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Update on New Hampshire PFAS Standards
By Robert J. Schena on
In a previous post, we noted the New Hampshire Superior Court’s issuance of a preliminary injunction enjoining the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) from implementing final maximum…
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