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Chemical Companies Petition EPA to Amend TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule

On May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) rule requiring reporting for per- and...more

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Environmental Developments to Watch in California in 2024

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California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and often a harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout the country, and there’s no reason to think this will change. Beveridge & Diamond closely tracks...more

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EPA Proposes RCRA Corrective Action Expansions Targeting PFAS

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The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments amended the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to add the following sections requiring corrective action for releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents ...more

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NJDEP Anticipates Significant Updates to Surface Water Quality Standards

What You Need to Know- • The NJDEP recently announced anticipated updates to New Jersey’s Surface Water Quality Standards, which are expected to have impacts on properties with NJPDES permits, laboratories, and remediation...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2023

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North Carolina Proposes New Guidance for Vapor Intrusion Assessment and Mitigation - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has drafted new and revised guidance documents for the assessment and...more

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Proposed Carve-Out Permits Settling Litigants to Recover Costs of PFAS Cleanup in New York

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New York has proposed an amendment that would permit settling parties, in tort claims, to pursue contribution claims for the costs of remediating PFAS contamination. As means of encouraging settlements in civil lawsuits, New...more

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PFAS Update: Significant Expansion of PFAS Regulation Under RCRA

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In a letter to the Governor of New Mexico on October 26, 2021, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA would initiate two important rulemaking efforts to regulate PFAS...more

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Designation of PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances/Wastewater - Drinking Water Utility Exemption: American Water Works Association...

The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) sent a July 19th letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules urging support for an amendment (“Amendment 18”) to the...more

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ASTM Proposes Changes to Phase I ESA Standard (E1527)

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Every eight years, ASTM International's standard-setting committees are required to reevaluate existing ASTM standards. The ASTM E1527-13 Standard Practice on Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) is required to be...more

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Environmental Notes - May 2021

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A recent rulemaking from EPA seeks the assistance of industry and the public in developing new effluent limitation guidelines to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in wastewater discharges from facilities...more

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PFAS Bill Passes House Committee

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On November 20, 2019, the “PFAS Action Act of 2019” (H.R. 535) (the “PFAS Bill”) passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The PFAS Bill, eighteen subchapters long, says a great deal: most importantly, one year after...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l June 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Proposed Amendment Would Provide Funds for FDA Oversight of CBD - Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), in partnership with the Natural Products Association, has reportedly filed an...more

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