EPA has proposed a special one-time reporting rule that will require businesses to go on record with the agency memorializing their contributions to PFAS in the marketplace.
The final PFAS reporting rule is expected to be...more
10/4/2022
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In August, we provided an overview of the recent increase in regulatory and private litigation activity around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), colloquially known as “forever chemicals,” and potential insurance...more
The proposal marks another instance of EPA follow-through on its 2019 PFAS Action Plan.
The SDWA requires EPA to make regulatory determinations every five years based on whether chemicals in public water systems pose a...more
3/10/2020
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EPA continues its regulation of PFAS by shifting focus to the importation of certain PFAS-containing articles.
- EPA goes for the low-hanging fruit by using TSCA to restrict the importation of long-chain PFAS that already...more
2/28/2020
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