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Maine DEP Requests Proposals on Currently Unavoidable Uses of PFAS in Products

Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is soliciting proposals for currently unavoidable use (CUU) designations under the state’s statute regulating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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Maine Adopts Broad Ban of PFAS-Containing Products (Updated)

Maine DEP Requests Comments on Concept Draft of Proposed PFAS Regulations - The Maine DEP has issued a “Concept Draft” of proposed regulations that details some of the notification requirements and sales prohibitions for...more

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Maine Accepting Comments on PFOS as a Priority Chemical in Children’s Products

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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has proposed a rule designating perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as a priority chemical under the state’s Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products Law. DEP’s proposal...more

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Emerging Contaminant Update: New Jersey Issues PFAS Directive Against Five Chemical Companies

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Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a directive requiring five companies – Solvay, DuPont, Dow DuPont, Chemours and 3M – to provide detailed information on their use of PFAS...more

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Emerging Contaminants Update: Recent Activity In New Jersey, Massachusetts, For PFOA And PFOS Regulations

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What are PFOA and PFOS? Remember when everyone was in a tizzy about using Teflon or other non-stick cookware? That had to do with the chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), which is one of the most commonly found and...more

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Pennsylvania Drillers May Soon Face Tightened Environmental Regulations

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Oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation may soon find themselves subject to more stringent environmental protection standards under regulations proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...more

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