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[Event] 2nd Annual Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - May 29th - 30th, New York, NY

The PFAS regulatory landscape is evolving fast, and with a new administration on the horizon, major changes in compliance, enforcement, and litigation risks could be imminent. If your business fails to stay ahead, you can...more

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Trichloroethylene Toxic Substances Control Act Rule: 124 Environmental Organizations Transmit Letter to U.S. Environmental...

124 community, environmental, public health, and other organizations jointly transmitted a March 2025 letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Zeldin asking that the agency: ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Enforcement Realigned: How EPA Is Reconciling Priorities With Policy Shifts

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced changes to the implementation of the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) for FY 2024-27 in alignment with President Trump’s executive orders. While...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ECHA Updates Annual Evaluation Statistics and Recommendations to Registrants on Improving Dossiers

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on February 26, 2025, that it has updated its annual statistics on evaluation progress. According to ECHA, between 2009 and 2024, it checked the compliance of 15,500...more

K&L Gates LLP

Flick the Switch Board: Get Plugged into the Latest UK Guidance on EEE and WEEE

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Waste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have long been a focus area for EU regulators, and now...more

Alston & Bird

PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q4 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA drafts recommended PFAS levels for water quality, California’s Department of...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's Order and Assessment...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 17th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California’s Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings Now in Effect

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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of proposed amendments to Proposition 65 in October 2023 that significantly modify the information businesses are required to provide in...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

New York and California’s Restrictions on PFAS in Apparel Takes Effect

New York and California have recently imposed sweeping prohibitions on the sale of apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These prohibitions have a broad scope and are effective and enforceable as of...more

Perkins Coie

Two PFAS Designated as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Final Rule on April 19, 2024, designating two of the most common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—PFOA and PFOS, including their salts and structural...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

In long-awaited move, EPA designates two PFAS as hazardous substances and issues PFAS enforcement policy

Capping a flurry of recent activity concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), US EPA on April 19, 2024 designated two PFAS as hazardous substances. Designations of other PFAS are likely to follow. The same day,...more

Nossaman LLP

Upcoming Deadlines for Water Agencies for PFAS Settlements

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Deadlines are upcoming related to the multi-district per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation. The relevant settlements are with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva (collectively, DuPont) and 3M, parties who allegedly...more

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Michigan AG Brings PFAS Lawsuit Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority

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Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to...more

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Tennessee AG Sues More Than 20 PFAS Manufacturers

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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under the state’s public nuisance and uniform...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Is PFAS litigation the new asbestos docket? PFAS users now face increasing government enforcement actions and private lawsuits

PFAS litigation is on the rise. The catalyst is the rapidly developing patchwork of proposed municipal, state, and federal regulations seeking to find and hold accountable PFAS users. State attorneys general are taking an...more

White and Williams LLP

The ABCs of PFAS: What You Need to Know About Liabilities for the “Forever Chemical”

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS or PFOS, have been a key ingredient in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These man-made chemicals are prevalent and are also...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

PFAS Litigation Trends And Stats

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Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

OSHA Guidance for COVID-19 Workplace Safety & Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Healthcare Industry 

Employers are aware that the “General Duty Clause” (§5(a)1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to furnish a workplace that is “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA’s Wide-Ranging Rule on Perfluoroalkyl Substances

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

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Methanol Release/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Adrian, Michigan Facility Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and W2Fuel Adrian II, LLC, (“W2”) entered into an August 28 Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 103(a) of the...more

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Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Water and Sewer...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County, North Carolina (“WSACC”), entered into a February 12th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an...more

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Landfill/Solid Waste Enforcement: Vermont Attorney General and Moretown, Vermont Landfill Operator Enter into Consent Order

The State of Vermont (by and through the Vermont Attorney General) (“Vermont”) and Moretown Landfill, Inc. (“MLI”) entered into a Consent Order and Final Judgment Order (“Consent Order”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Developments 2017-2018: Walter Wright (Mitchell Williams) Arkansas Environmental Federation...

I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Developments: 2017-2018 (“Presentation”) ...more

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Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Madison, Minnesota Facility Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lac qui Parle Cooperative Oil Company (“LPCOC”) entered into an April 6th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) that addresses an alleged violation of the...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Related to Greene County, Tennessee...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 12th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to North Greene Utility District, Incorporated (“NGUD”) regarding alleged violations related to...more

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