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EPA Announces List of Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") plan to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") includes a long list of upcoming agency actions to deal with PFAS contamination....more

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U.S. EPA Delineates PFAS Plans

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release on April 28 setting forth its “first, not the last” statement regarding “major” actions and initiatives it intends to undertake to address human health and...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Toxic Substances Control Act: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Notice of Intent to Sue U.S....

Two environmental organizations sent a May 17th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to File Suit to Compel Performance of a Non-Discretionary Duty Under Section...more

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Litigation Minute: Emerging Contaminants: What's on the Horizon?

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What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Emerging contaminants are synthetic or natural chemicals that have not been fully assessed from a health or risk perspective and are reportedly finding their way into consumer...more

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PFAS Forecasted to be the Next Asbestos Litigation

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Amid a surge of lawsuits nationwide over alleged PFAS-related harms and growing regulatory efforts to curb their production and use, policyholders are grappling with mounting liabilities and unclear insurance coverage...more

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Defending Manufacturers Against PFAS Claims: Legal Strategies and Challenges

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As litigation involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to rise, manufacturers of PFAS-containing products face significant legal and financial risks. Plaintiffs, including individuals, communities,...more

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EPA Proposing to Expand Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Relating to PFAS

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Since late 2019, EPA has successfully added certain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the toxic release inventory (TRI) list of chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community...more

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Pulling the Threads of the ‘Complicated Patchwork of Federal and State Law’ around PFAS Class Action Lawsuits

On January 7, 2025, Lynn L. Bergeson was interviewed by Christopher Bornmann in Pulling the Threads of the ‘Complicated Patchwork of Federal and State Law’ around PFAS Class Action Lawsuits for the 3E blog. Originally...more

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PFAS Legislative & Regulatory Developments Fourth Quarter 2024

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetically created organic chemical compounds that have been at the forefront of complex environmental and legal issues in recent years. While many PFAS...more

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Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown has filed a lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) alleging violations of state and federal consumer and environmental protection laws stemming from contamination caused by per- and...more

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EPA-pocalypse Now!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A second Trump administration is likely to bring sweeping changes to environmental regulatory and enforcement agendas. During the first Trump term, his administration focused on significant deregulation in...more

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Is PFAS the Next Asbestos?

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PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of thousands of chemicals manufactured since the 1940s for use in consumer products and industrial processes. This article presents an overview of the PFAS phenomenon. ...more

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PFAS Questions Every Company Needs to Ask Now: Have any of our products contained PFAS? Do we use PFAS at any of our facilities?

2025 will be a landmark year in the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), which have been nicknamed “forever chemicals” because of their persistence in the environment. For decades, PFAS have been used...more

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Federal PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended as Biden Administration Announces New PFAS Strategic Plan

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The White House revealed its latest strategy to address PFAS, and the EPA extended the reporting deadline for its PFAS reporting rule....more

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Back to the PFuture: Required Reporting of Historical PFAS Use Poses Risks Going Forward

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more

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PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA announces drinking-water regulations, states continue to fight firefighting...more

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PFAS Litigation: BIC Sued Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Razors

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On May 15, BIC USA Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court concerning allegations that some of its razors contain per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes referred to as “forever...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

Chemical Conundrum: TSCA at the Forefront of PFAS Regulation

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been regulating new and existing chemicals for almost 50 years. Under the TSCA, the EPA was given broad authority to track the thousands of existing commercial chemicals and...more

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The Next Big Area of Environmental Regulation: PFAS & the Evolving Federal Regulations: Part II

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) continue to be one of the main focuses of regulators.  The regulation of PFAS is rapidly evolving, and companies potentially impacted by PFAS regulation or liability need to stay...more

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PFAS Update: 2024 Look-Ahead - Recent EPA Initiatives

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As discussed in more detail in BCLP’s 2023 federal recap client alert, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) were a major focus for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in 2023, and 2024 will...more

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EPA’s Noncomprehensive List of PFAS Subject to the TSCA Reporting Rule

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In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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2023 Federal PFAS Regulatory Recap

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As expected, 2023 was an expansive year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took (or at least proposed)...more

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PFAS Reporting Rules to Ring in the New Year

As we have previously reported, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of substances coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny.  As manufacturers ring in the new year they should be aware of two new PFAS...more

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EPA's PFAS Reporting Rule Requires Broad Retroactive Disclosure of PFAS Data

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The Situation: In 2019, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") to require the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to promulgate a reporting rule on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"). EPA...more

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The Impact of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Product Compliance

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Cally Edgren, a Senior Director of the Regulatory Expert team at Assent, who has nearly three decades of experience in manufacturing and has dedicated her career to helping...more

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