After more than 40 years as the primary driver of cleanups in Connecticut, the Transfer Act was replaced with a release-based cleanup program March 1.
The Transfer Act isn’t exactly gone; the hundreds of sites already...more
3/4/2026
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The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released an order specifying the approved words and symbols for labeling certain consumer products made with “intentionally added” per- or...more
2/6/2026
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On December 1, 2025, the revised and reissued Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Commercial Activities (“CSGP”) became...more
1/13/2026
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed amendments to simplify its Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule, first released in 2023. Compliance deadlines have been...more
12/3/2025
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As part of Shipman & Goodwin’s Manufacturing Month series, manufacturing attorney Alfredo Fernández spoke with Dr. Liang Zhang, Director of UConn’s Southern New England Industrial Training and Assessment Center, about the...more
11/12/2025
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With new scientific information and legal developments emerging daily, concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination have moved from future threat to present liability —including for buildings that...more
9/3/2025
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As Connecticut transitions away from the Transfer Act to a release-based cleanup program, developers, lenders, investors, owners, and tenants must quickly adapt to a significantly different regulatory environment.
This...more
7/2/2025
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A series of PFAS-related communications and rulemaking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have recalibrated the agency’s focus areas and timeline under the second Trump administration.
Federal PFAS regulation...more
6/5/2025
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As Connecticut embarks on a transformative year for policy and industry, Shipman & Goodwin Manufacturing Practice leader Alfredo Fernández sat down with CBIA’s Pete Myers to discuss the legislative landscape and its...more
1/10/2025
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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently published updated guidelines for companies submitting export license applications for their foreign employees. More specifically, BIS revised the...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. Pursuant to the rule, most companies that...more
9/4/2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more
8/6/2024
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