On Friday, April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of its Final Rule (the Rule) designating two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) –...more
4/22/2024
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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final “PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking” (the Rule). This marks the first time the EPA has set enforceable limits for...more
On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first-ever federally enforceable regulatory limits on per- and poly-flouroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in drinking water. The agency plans to finalize the...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken another step impacting the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. PFAS are a family of man-made, environmentally-persistent chemicals...more
6/22/2022
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If your organization has not already started thinking about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), there's no time like the present. PFAS refers to a family of man-made, environmentally persistent chemicals (often...more
10/21/2021
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Minnesota announced a new “PFAS blueprint” on February 10, 2021, calling for increased regulation of the so-called “forever” chemicals through a combination of legislation and agency rulemaking....more
2/16/2021
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EPA has taken another step in regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by proposing regulatory determinations for two PFAS in drinking water. Last Thursday, EPA announced its proposal to promulgate drinking water...more
State and federal agencies continue to step up efforts to identify and regulate sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of man-made, environmentally persistent chemicals used in a wide range of consumer...more
On August 22, 2019, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers issued an executive order to address concerns related to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination throughout the state. PFAS are used in everyday products such...more
8/29/2019
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On June 27, 2019, the United States Senate passed legislation to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) as a rider to the 2020 defense spending bill (S1790)....more