On 14 May 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s plan to address the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more
5/23/2025
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On Friday,19 April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to designate two common per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more
5/9/2024
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that California was entitled to pursue its costs for remediating contaminated property from a buyer in a tax sale who took title to the property long after the contamination...more
In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that facilities with air emissions that included hazardous substances could not be liable for remediating other properties contaminated by those hazardous...more