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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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PFAS/Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: ASTSWMO Comments on EPA Query Regarding Additional CERCLA Hazardous Designations

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted June 15th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

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PFAS Update: EPA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Designate Seven or Potentially Many More PFAS Compounds As...

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EPA has spent the last several years working on listing perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as Hazardous Substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more

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Seven More PFAS for Superfund? EPA’s Potential Designation of New Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

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The EPA (or “Agency”) is seeking public input and data regarding the potential future designation of seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more

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EPA Seeks Comments on Potential Designation of Additional PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the federal register an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public input to inform its decision whether to designate additional...more

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To Broaden or Not to Broaden--U.S. EPA Solicits Input on Whether to Add Additional PFAS to CERCLA’s List of Hazardous Substances

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As we await final agency action on U.S. EPA’s pending rulemaking to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as CERCLA hazardous substances, U.S. EPA has just published an advanced...more

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EPA's Latest CERCLA Action on PFAS

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 12, 2023, released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public input and data to assist in the consideration of potential development of future...more

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EPA Issues Historic Rules on Drinking Water

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In an unprecedented move, the federal government proposed strict new rules limiting the presence of a class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” in the nation’s drinking water – a decision...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes New Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Six Forever Chemicals

Regulation Would Apply to PFOA, PFOS, GenX, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFNA - On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new primary drinking water regulations for six of the most common per- and...more

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EPA Designates PFOS and PFOA as Hazardous Substances

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On September 6, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under...more

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TSCA’s Information Grab – Manufacturers and Importers Subject to Proposed Expansive Ten-Year “Look Back” PFAS Reporting...

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Did you manufacture or import a water repellant t-shirt or a nonstick cooking pan or high performance mountain wear in the past ten years? If so, you could be required to provide ten years of past data and details regarding...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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