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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Five Things to Know About the New Federal Environmental Justice Index and Cumulative Impacts

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Since 2021, the Administration has released several mapping tools addressing environmental and health impacts on environmental justice (“EJ”) communities....more

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ATSDR Releases Final Risk Assessment for PFAS

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Minimum Risk Levels (MRLs) for PFAS Chemicals - On May 5, 2021, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services focused on minimizing human...more

Sullivan & Worcester

PFAS Update: Evolving Science and Liability

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Recently, we have addressed the evolving regulatory landscape for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as the federal and state governments grapple with finding the best approach to handle PFAS releases from...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Latest PFAS Developments

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On June 19, 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) issued its Interim Guidance on Sampling and Analysis for PFAS at Disposal Sites Regulated under the...more

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New ATSDR Study, Released Amid Controversy, Calls Current EPA Recommendations into Question

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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry issued a draft report on June 20 on perfluoroalkyl compounds, suggesting that current advisory guidelines for exposure to such contaminants may be too high. The draft...more

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CERCLA: ATSDR Proposes Updated Toxicological Profile for 13 Perfluoroalkyls

On September 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in accordance with guidelines developed by ATSDR and the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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