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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

NJDEP Issues Fact Sheet on PFAS Environmental Sampling

On August 28, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Sampling Fact Sheet” (Fact Sheet), setting forth several considerations for persons responsible...more

J.S. Held

The Three G’s: Geology, Groundwater, and Geometry in Origin & Cause Analyses

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Geotechnical practitioners are often focused on the “Three G’s”—namely geology, groundwater, and geometry. The interconnectedness of the Three G’s is responsible for fundamental aspects of the Earth’s composition and...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

May 2024 RSL Updates: Key Changes and Implications for 1-Methylnaphthalene

The New Screening Levels - The May 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional screening levels (RSLs) include more stringent screening levels for 1-methylnapthalene in residential soil, industrial soil, and...more

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Lead Contaminated Soil/Residential Sites: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Official's Comments on...

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) Board of Directors submitted a March 19th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing comments on its...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York State Issues Updated Soil Vapor Intrusion Guidance

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The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) in late February 2024 announced an update to its Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State of New York. For the first time, the Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision...more

Goldberg Segalla

Leading with Lead: EPA to Implement Strategy for Lead in 2024

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency kicked off the New Year by strengthening its guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil at residential properties, especially in areas where children live and...more

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This is NOT a drill! EPA is going to require billions of dollars of PFAS remediation in many places, including at already "closed"...

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Yesterday, I spoke with Sarah Mattalian, an Inside EPA reporter writing a story about the suggestion by an EPA official that EPA might require additional PFAS investigations and clean up at properties that had already been...more

Mintz

This is NOT a drill! EPA is going to require billions of dollars of PFAS remediation in many places, including at already...

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Yesterday, I spoke with Sarah Mattalian, an Inside EPA reporter writing a story about the suggestion by an EPA official that EPA might require additional PFAS investigations and clean up at properties that had already been...more

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Contaminated Soil/Sewer Contractor: New York Appellate Court Addresses Breach of Contract/Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Natural...

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a September 13th Opinion issues arising out of a sewer contractor’s discovery of contaminated soil in the course of...more

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Hazardous Substance Enforcement: Washington D.C. Attorney General and Potomac Electric Power Company Enter into Amended Consent...

The Attorney General for the District of Columbia (“AG”) and Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) entered into a First Amendment to Consent Decree (“Amended Decree”) addressing alleged releases of hazardous substances....more

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PFAS Update: State Soil Concentration Regulations - July 2023

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In the absence of binding federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in soil, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in soil themselves. These regulations have implications for site...more

Jones Day

New German Regulation Imposes Thresholds for PFAS

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New PFAS threshold values applicable to soil testing will start on August 1, 2023. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) constitute a group of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are widely used in various consumer...more

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Regenerative Agriculture Financing Program: Environmental Defense Fund/Farmers Business Network Announce Results of 2022 Pilot

The Environmental Defense Fund and Farmers Business Network (collectively, “EDF”) issued on July 19th a report titled: Regenerative Agriculture Financing Program Results of the 2022 Pilot (“Report”) The Regenerative...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Contamination, PFAS, and the Cannabis Industry

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of man-made chemicals used in various industries, such as food packaging, cosmetics, and household products. More than 10,000 chemical substances can be classified as...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 5.05.23 #1

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The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will take up a dispute between the Biden administration and commercial fishing companies that presents the Court with a chance to overrule its decision in Chevron v. National...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 3.03.23 - #1

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Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit over a new interpretation of the Clean Water Act’s “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, alleging that it is too vague, oversteps the bounds of federal authority, and puts the liberties...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

Firefighter Training Facilities Need to Address Potential PFAS Issue

Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) that contain PFAS was, and in some cases still is, an effective tool for fighting fires used by the military and local firefighters to contain and control fuel-fed fires....more

Integral Consulting Inc.

State PFAS Regulation Criteria and Soil Advisories – All in one place.

We have added state soil regulations to our PFAS maps. The regulations include direct contact and leaching regulations. State drinking water, surface water, groundwater regulation criteria, fish tissue consumption...more

K&L Gates LLP

Hub Talks: Sustainable Outlook: Making Waves in Maritime Sustainability With Dr. Eleanor Kirtley of Green Marine

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In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Alyssa Moir is joined by Dr. Eleanor Kirtley, Senior Program Manager with maritime environmental certification program Green Marine. The two discuss the missions and impacts led by...more

King & Spalding

New Jersey Proposes PFAS Soil Remediation Standards

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On October 17, New Jersey became one of the first states to set interim soil remediation standards for four PFAS chemicals. The state established interim residential and nonresidential soil remediation standards for the...more

J.S. Held

Benefits of Passive Soil Gas Sampling: An Efficient and Cost-Effective Subsurface Investigation Tool

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There are numerous approaches that can be used during an environmental investigation to evaluate subsurface conditions. These can vary based on the media requiring investigation and the ultimate project goals. Information...more

Saul Ewing LLP

NJDEP Publishes Interim Soil Remediation Standards for Four PFAS Compounds

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On October 17, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published interim soil remediation standards (Interim SRS) in the NJ Register (54 N.J.R. 1980(a)) for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

EPA to Release Lead Strategy in Anticipation of Revised Soil Clean-Up Guidance

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The EPA’s revised lead strategy has cleared the interagency review process, and is expected to be released later this year. The revised strategy outlines the EPA’s intent to work with other federal agencies such as the CDC to...more

Cole Schotz

Commercial Real Estate Alert: New Jersey’s New PFAS Soil Standards Shake Up Cleanups & Closings

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) kicked off the week with publishing the long-anticipated, immediately effective Interim Soil Remediation Standards for four kinds of PFAS chemicals....more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

NJDEP Publishes Interim Soil Remediation Standards for PFAS

What You Need to Know- •NJDEP has established interim soil remediation standards for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) soil contaminants, effective immediately. •The new standards require the investigation of the...more

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