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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Prop 65 Year-End Highlights: 2024’s Key Regulatory Changes, Legal Battles, and Enforcement Trends

As businesses and legal professionals strive to keep pace with California’s ever-changing regulatory environment, Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) remains a key focal point. Known for its stringent requirements on chemical exposure...more

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PFAS[t] and Furious: Racing To Comply with the New Reporting Rule

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Back in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping information-gathering rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers (including importers) to report on per- and...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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EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

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On April 19, 2024, EPA promulgated its highly anticipated final rule (the “Rule”) designating two types of PFAS – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perflurooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) – as hazardous substances under the...more

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EPA Finalizes Stringent Drinking Water Standards for Five PFAS Chemicals

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On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs), which are legally enforceable national standards, setting limits for five individual...more

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EPA Proposes New Set of Rules to Regulate PFAS Under RCRA

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On February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed two regulations that would add nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") to the list of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA")...more

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new PFAS reporting rule takes effect

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On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule broadening reporting requirements for the “manufacture” of per- and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) (the PFAS Reporting Rule) took effect. ...more

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New PFAS Reporting Requirements Under TSCA

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On July 27, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a significant new use rule (“SNUR”) for PFAS substances and other compounds under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), which was originally...more

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