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Battle Over PFAS: Michigan Supreme Court Takes on Regulatory Challenge

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On Friday, April 26, 2024, Michigan Supreme Court Justices accepted a briefing from the Homebuilders Association of Michigan in support of a manufacturer’s challenge to the State’s maximum containment levels for certain per-...more

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PFAS in Groundwater: State-by-State Regulations - October 2023

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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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National Priority List/Superfund: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Addition of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Site

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a December 20th news release that it had added two sites to the Superfund National Priority List (“NPL”). One of the sites is located in Hattiesburg,...more

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PFAS: Expected Litigation Trends

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Key Takeaways - The PFAS litigation landscape – already involving PFAS manufacturers and purchasers of PFAS-containing fluoropolymers and firefighting films – is in the process of expanding, which is putting new companies and...more

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EPA Introduces Additional Action Items Under Its 2019 PFAS Action Plan

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On January 19, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) introduced several new action items to further complement its progress under the 2019 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances ("PFAS") Action Plan....more

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Chemical Manufacturers Sued Over Forever Chemicals Contamination

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A growing number of lawsuits and regulations are targeting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the companies manufacturing these chemicals....more

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PFAS Update: EPA Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

Earlier this year, we wrote about EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, the agency’s blueprint for addressing contamination and protecting public health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ...more

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Why Should You Care About PFAS?

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Both Congress and United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) are working to address what some call a “PFAS contamination crisis.” Enforcement actions and lawsuits have so far focused on the companies that have...more

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Will the Wave of PFAS Litigation Sweep Through California?

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In the last year, litigation involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has spiked across the nation. To date this litigation has been centered in eastern and mid-western states and the wave of litigation has yet to...more

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Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 2, 2019

Welcome to the second 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal issues. As...more

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PFAS Regulatory Update

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As in previous postings, we discuss recent state regulatory initiatives aimed at addressing groundwater and drinking water contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"). PFAS are a group of synthetic chemicals...more

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Perfluorinated Chemicals: Looking Towards 2019

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In a divisive political climate, one issue many Republicans and Democrats seem to agree upon is the need to take action on per- and poly-fluorinated chemical compounds (“PFAs”). These chemicals include, but are not limited...more

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The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis: U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing

The United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) held a September 26th hearing titled: The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis...more

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New York Brings PFOA/S Products Liability Suit, Claiming Natural Resource and Punitive Damages

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In a recently filed action, the State of New York is suing six manufacturers and marketers of of perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”) containing firefighting foams under theories of...more

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No Actual ‘Case or Controversy’ in Chromium Drinking Water Contamination Case

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Shutting down a creative attempt to recoup costs from the federal government for groundwater contamination, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a one-billion-dollar inverse condemnation claim for lack of subject matter...more

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Environmental Notes - May 2018

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New Source Review (“NSR”) remains a focus of enforcement for EPA. Between last year and now, EPA finalized eight settlements with manufacturers and one with a utility, asserting NSR violations for allegedly not obtaining a...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

The Rise of Vapor Intrusion

We have all been involved in investigating and remediating sites with soil and groundwater contamination. But another form of contamination has been recently gaining attention—vapor intrusion....more

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Applying Product Liability Theory, Washington State Sues for PCB Damages

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In an effort to use product liability theories to hold manufacturers culpable for environmental releases, the Attorney General of Washington State sued PCB manufacturer Monsanto in state court in December. See Complaint,...more

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Ohio Federal Court Rules That DuPont’s Teflon Emissions Are Covered by RCRA

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Last week the Southern District of Ohio held that air emissions from DuPont’s Teflon production operations at its Washington Works Facility in West Virginia, which landed on a water supplier’s wellfield and contaminated the...more

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Pierce Atwood Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar (RCC)

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NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - New Critical Habitat for Gulf of Maine Atlantic Sturgeon to be Designated - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has agreed to designate critical habitat...more

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