The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two of the most anticipated environmental regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS—in the past two weeks: listing of PFOA and PFOS as...more
On October 18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention submitted a final rule for publication in the Federal Register, amending 40 CFR Part 372, involving reporting...more
President Biden issued an Executive Order on April 21, 2023 titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (the “EO”). The EO continues the Administration’s emphasis on environmental justice by...more
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Energy Justice Network (collectively “PEER”) submitted an April 3rd document to EPA titled: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and...more
The annual results of the agency’s enforcement and compliance efforts repeatedly discussed Environmental Justice (EJ), touting general trends and specific enforcement actions related to potential communities of concern. The...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 18th adding five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”). See 87...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) Chemical List under Section 313 of the Emergency...more
EPA on November 25, 2019, announced and signed an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to explore a possible promulgation of a rule that would add PFAS compounds to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and require...more
Earlier this year, we wrote about EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, the agency’s blueprint for addressing contamination and protecting public health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ...more
They are all around us — and may be inside virtually everyone you know. But not everyone has heard of them, and not everyone is prepared for their regulation. PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — have been...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Smith & Wesson Corp. (“Smith & Wesson”) entered into an April 27th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of: . . . Section...more
On June 10, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a webinar describing a plan to modernize the implementation of its April 11, 2000 Audit Policy. The plan – called eDisclosure – attempts to provide a...more