The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information from all stakeholders to better understand the potential presence and uses of per- and
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Update on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
By Aaron Mapes & Robert J. Schena on
We have been closely monitoring the progress of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule to designate perfluorooctanic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”), two per- and…
Continue Reading Update on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLAMinnesota Statute Takes a Robust Approach to PFAS Regulation, Including Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and a Sales Ban
By Adam H. Cutler on
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota’s Governor signed into law a sweeping set of statutory provisions concerning the handling and sale of PFAS-containing products within Minnesota. Among other things, the statute…
Continue Reading Minnesota Statute Takes a Robust Approach to PFAS Regulation, Including Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and a Sales BanEPA Unveils its First-Round UCMR 5 PFAS Sampling Data
By Collin Crecco on
As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its most recent list of unregulated constituents to be monitored by public water systems (PWSs)—the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring…
Continue Reading EPA Unveils its First-Round UCMR 5 PFAS Sampling DataPFAS Among EPA’s Enforcement Initiatives
By Karen H. Davis on
On August 17, 2023, EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) released its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI) for FY 2024-2027, which include addressing exposure to PFAS as…
Continue Reading PFAS Among EPA’s Enforcement InitiativesState and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2023
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 second quarter of 2023. We will continue to update these…
Continue Reading State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q2 2023USGS Studies PFAS in Tap Water
By Karen H. Davis on
As part of the PFAS Strategic Science Vision for the U.S. Geological Survey (“USGS”) and consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which identified activities related…
Continue Reading USGS Studies PFAS in Tap WaterEPA Receives Thousands of Comments On its Proposed PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels
By Robert J. Schena on
As discussed in a previous post, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to establish maximum contaminant levels for six different PFAS…
Continue Reading EPA Receives Thousands of Comments On its Proposed PFAS Maximum Contaminant LevelsEPA Proposes to Disqualify PFAS from Low Volume Exemptions and Low Release and Exposure Exemptions under TSCA
By Collin Crecco on
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures as well as requirements for reporting, record-keeping…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes to Disqualify PFAS from Low Volume Exemptions and Low Release and Exposure Exemptions under TSCAMaine Presses Pause on PFAS Reporting Requirements
By Adam H. Cutler on
We reported previously on Maine’s 2021 law barring the sale of new products containing intentionally added PFAS and the reporting requirements that the law imposed upon manufacturers. Under the law…
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