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 CERCLAPFOA
Minnesota Statute Takes a Robust Approach to PFAS Regulation, Including Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and a Sales Ban
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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 Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance Designation
By Robert J. Schena on
In September 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances…
Continue Reading EPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance DesignationEPA Receives Thousands of Comments On its Proposed PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels
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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 Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLA
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On April 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) in the Federal Register that requested comments on whether EPA…
Continue Reading EPA Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLACourt of Appeals Dismisses Challenge to EPA’s Interim HALs for PFOA and PFOS
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On January 23, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted EPA’s motion to dismiss a petition filed by the American…
Continue Reading Court of Appeals Dismisses Challenge to EPA’s Interim HALs for PFOA and PFOSComment Period Deadline Approaches for EPA’s Proposed Rule Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification Requirements
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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)…
Continue Reading Comment Period Deadline Approaches for EPA’s Proposed Rule Subjecting Companies to Enhanced PFAS Reporting and Notification RequirementsPennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and Effective
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Pennsylvania’s new “Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule” became effective on January 14, 2023, upon the publication of the new regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As discussed in a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and EffectiveMichigan Court Rules State PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Lacked Adequate Consideration of Costs, with Implications for Challenges to Federal PFAS Rulemakings
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On November 15, 2022, in response to a challenge by 3M, the Michigan Court of Claims invalidated the drinking water MCLs and attendant groundwater standards for several PFAS substances, including…
Continue Reading Michigan Court Rules State PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Lacked Adequate Consideration of Costs, with Implications for Challenges to Federal PFAS RulemakingsNational Drinking Water Regulation Proposal May Be Pushed to 2023
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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…
Continue Reading National Drinking Water Regulation Proposal May Be Pushed to 2023