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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Soil PFAS

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This is NOT a drill! EPA is going to require billions of dollars of PFAS remediation in many places, including at already "closed"...

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Yesterday, I spoke with Sarah Mattalian, an Inside EPA reporter writing a story about the suggestion by an EPA official that EPA might require additional PFAS investigations and clean up at properties that had already been...more

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This is NOT a drill! EPA is going to require billions of dollars of PFAS remediation in many places, including at already...

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Yesterday, I spoke with Sarah Mattalian, an Inside EPA reporter writing a story about the suggestion by an EPA official that EPA might require additional PFAS investigations and clean up at properties that had already been...more

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PFAS Update: State Soil Concentration Regulations - July 2023

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In the absence of binding federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in soil, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in soil themselves. These regulations have implications for site...more

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NJDEP Publishes Interim Soil Remediation Standards for Four PFAS Compounds

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On October 17, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published interim soil remediation standards (Interim SRS) in the NJ Register (54 N.J.R. 1980(a)) for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

PFAS Update: NJDEP Establishes Interim Soil Remediation Standards for PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, and GenX

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remain a hot-button topic. Citing health-based risks, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed to designate certain PFAS compounds as “hazardous...more

King & Spalding

Focus on States

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Several states have recently moved forward with legislation addressing PFAS. Florida’s governor signed into law legislation directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to adopt PFAS standards for drinking...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

It’s Complicated: The Evolving Regulation of “Forever Chemicals” in Wisconsin

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For the past several years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) has engaged in a multi-media effort to regulate the class of chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” in waters and soils in the...more

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No more biosolids in Maine?

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Bloomberg Environment reports that Maine Governor Janet Mills is about to sign legislation banning the land application of biosolids in Maine unless those biosolids are determined to be free of PFAS. Practically speaking,...more

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EPA Expands PFAS Testing Methods: Soil, Wastewater, and Groundwater

September 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD), released the first EPA-validated laboratory analytical method to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl...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

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine PFAS Tracker - Maine Standards and Proposed Actions (UPDATED)

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Pierce Atwood LLP offers this summary of Maine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) standards as a convenience in evaluating PFAS and tracking Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulatory and Maine...more

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