The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19 released the pre-publication final rule (Rule) designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as “hazardous substances” under the...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently lowered the recommended regional screening level (RSL) and regional removal management level (RML) for lead-contaminated soil in areas where children live and play from...more
While Earth was completing yet another trip around the sun, many developments occurred within the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) space, including the pending Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) highly anticipated regulations governing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting, originally slated for final publication in January 2023, have been delayed to at...more
In the first designation of its kind, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication proposed rule on August 26, 2022, designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more
In its latest action under its PFAS Roadmap, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued new and updated drinking water health advisories for four PFAS chemicals. These health advisories are an interim step in a larger...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on May 18 the addition of five per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals to its Regional Removal Management Levels and Regional Screening Levels. These additions signal the...more
The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued its third opinion on August 19 in the decade-long fight between Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) and the US government over who is responsible for the costs...more
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released additional interim guidance for field work decisions at cleanup sites under EPA authority, emphasizing its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the public,...more
The rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has given rise to several immediate impacts to ongoing cleanups of contaminated sites under state and federal environmental laws. Business closures and remote work...more
In Vine Street LLC v. Borg Warner Corp., No. 07-40440, the Fifth Circuit held that, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States, 556 U.S. 599 (2009), BorgWarner...more