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EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

Update: EPA will now accept public comments on its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluoroctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) until August 15, 2025. Interested parties may submit comments at...more

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The Withdrawal of PFAS Effluent Limits: Implications for Federal Environmental Regulation and Biosolids Management

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The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remains a critical issue in US environmental policy, with significant implications for water quality, biosolids management and state-level regulatory authority. On...more

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EPA Releases Long Awaited Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

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On January 14, 2025, the EPA released for public comment a risk assessment report evaluating the potential risks associated with land application and land disposal of biosolids containing two types of PFAS, PFOA and PFOS....more

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Biosolids/PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Dismiss Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial...

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed in June a Judicial Action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) arguing that the United States Environmental Protection...more

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PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...more

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EPA's explanation that PFAS are unsafe in minute concentrations is turning out to have serious ramifications for many, including...

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Lara Beaven of Inside PFAS Policy reports that Maine farmers have joined litigation against the Environmental Protection Agency for not yet regulating the presence of PFAS in sewage sludge. The plaintiffs in that litigation...more

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Biosolids/Clean Water Act: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Citizen Suit Action Against U.S. Environmental...

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Environmental Protection...more

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