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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final new national primary drinking water regulations for six per- and polyfluroralkyl substances (PFAS). The regulations impose Maximum Contaminant...more
On January 31, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed two new rules that would add nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (known as "PFAS") to its list of hazardous constituents regulated under the...more
On April 4, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Notice 2023-29 (the “Notice”) providing a high-level overview of the rules they intend to include in...more
EPA has announced proposed national drinking water standards for six PFAS compounds, including PFOA and PFOS. The regulation would create enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels for these PFAS, and states would be required...more
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
The advanced notice of proposed rulemaking signals DOI’s interest in developing faster and more cost-effective methods to quantify natural resource damage claims. On January 18, 2023, the US Department of the Interior...more
The term “PFAS” has become a “four-letter word” that refers to a common group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemical substances, which are the subject of increasing regulation. There are several key takeways from this...more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are everywhere these days. And not just in consumer products that we use every day or in drinking water and soils, but also in the news. This is because the science around PFAS...more
For the past several years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) has engaged in a multi-media effort to regulate the class of chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” in waters and soils in the...more
The Biden administration has prioritized regulating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are a class of fluorinated chemicals used in products as varied as food packaging and fire-fighting foams because they are...more
What to Know - On January 10, 2022, EPA submitted for White House regulatory review its highly anticipated proposal to designate the two most widely studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), PFOA and PFOS, as...more
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
On October 18, 2021, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for years 2021 to 2024, detailing an expansive approach that will involve many EPA offices and regions in addressing the...more
In response to a petition from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on October 26, 2021, that it will take steps toward regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more
I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, P.L. 115-97 (Dec. 22, 2017), made changes to the long-standing rule precluding deductibility of "any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law." ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more
In a new effort to clarify the breadth of exemptions for farm animal waste emission reporting, EPA has proposed a rule that exempts such emissions from the reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community...more
On December 1, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will not promulgate a final rule requiring hardrock mining facilities (i.e., facilities for the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of metals...more
On May 13, 2016, EPA proposed to amend several provisions of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs): Site Remediation. The Site Remediation Rule currently exempts from hazardous air pollutant...more
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The National Priorities List (“NPL”) is EPA’s list of the most contaminated sites in the country that warrant cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, (“CERCLA” a/k/a...more
A proposed rule that would add a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System (“HRS”), the primary screening tool for the CERCLA National Priorities List (“NPL”), is scheduled for publication in the Federal...more
In this Issue: - EPA Issues SIP Call to Eliminate SSM Defense - EPA and Corps Define “Waters of The United States” - Frequent Questions: EPCRA 313 - Generators Need to be Vigilant About TCLP Sampling...more
On June 17, 2014, EPA published a Proposed Rule to no longer acknowledge the 2005 version of ASTM International’s recently updated version of its standard for environmental site assessments – Standard 1527-13 – to meet the...more