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Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

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Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions of dollars, and that has...more

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PFAS in U.S. Property Transactions: PFail to Plan, Plan to Fail

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a category of several thousand human-made chemicals, have been used for decades in consumer and industrial applications. As more is learned about them, including their resistance to...more

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Contaminants Compass: August 2024 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses...more

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EPA Seeks Applications for Research on Nanosensor Technology to Detect, Monitor, and Degrade PFAS in Drinking Water Sources

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications for research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with the potential to detect, monitor, and degrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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Actuaries Demonstrate EPA Severely Underestimated Water Remediation Costs

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On April 26, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the first-ever national, legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.09.24

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The city of Fresno announced this week that Shell USA, Dow Chemical, and other oil and chemical companies have agreed to pay the city $230 million to settle the city’s 2007 lawsuit against them for allegedly contaminating...more

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PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2 – 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 announces drinking-water regulations, states continue to fight firefighting...more

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2024 Midyear PFAS Regulatory Update: Final Rules Recently Issued by EPA and What's to Come

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Just past the halfway point of 2024, it's already been a busy year for those following regulatory developments related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Building on its plans in the 2021 PFAS Strategic Road Map...more

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Is "Forever" Really Forever? EPA's New Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal

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EPA recently published a 2024 update to its Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Materials Containing PFAS (Interim Guidance), as required by the...more

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Chemical and Water Associations Challenge EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level Regulations

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On June 7, 2024, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) filed suit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent rule that...more

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Contaminants Compass: June 2024 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Two Legal Actions Challenge New EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for Six PFAS in Drinking Water

Two legal challenges have been filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to EPA’s April 10, 2024, final rule setting legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS in drinking water...more

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EPA Action on “Forever Chemicals”

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are at the top of every environmental regulator’s list in 2024 and already this year the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken key steps toward regulating...more

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Navigating the Waters: A Long Island Community’s Response to the EPA’s PFAS Directive

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On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and New York State officials broke ground on a clean water infrastructure project at Plant 6 of the Hicksville Water District, located in Nassau County.  This...more

Allen Matkins

EPA Takes Sweeping Actions to Regulate PFAS, California Makes Targeted Moves - 2024 Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources...

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As Americans are becoming increasingly aware, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s. PFAS have...more

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US EPA lists two PFAS aka “forever chemicals” as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA

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On April 19, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (“US EPA”) announced its final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), namely perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic...more

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PFAS in Groundwater: State-by-State Regulations - May 2024

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In the absence of federal cleanup standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in groundwater, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in groundwater themselves. As a result, states have...more

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EPA Issues First-Ever Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on April 26, 2024, the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 89 Fed. Reg. 32532. The NPDWR...more

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EPA’s PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

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On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and structural isomers as hazardous...more

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EPA Adopts PFAS Drinking Water Standards Establishing de Facto Groundwater Cleanup Standards

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On April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Rule) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),...more

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PFAS Milestones: EPA Sets Drinking Water Standard, Labels Two Compounds Hazardous Substances

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent rulemakings for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have far-reaching implications for a broad range of industries, regulated entities, and regulatory bodies. First,...more

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EPA Acts Swiftly to Address PFAS Contamination

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Announcing PFAS Drinking Water Standard, Moves to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Substance Under CERCLA -...more

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EPA Designates 2 PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19, 2024, announced its Final Rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more

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EPA Issues Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

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On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,”...more

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EPA Finalizes Rule Designating PFAS Substances as Hazardous Constituents Under CERCLA

On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its long-awaited rule designating two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as “hazardous substances”...more

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