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Monthly newsletter Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern keeps clients informed on the latest legal, regulatory and scientific developments related to substances of emerging concern....more
On Wednesday, January 20, 2026, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) unanimously denied a request by the Trump Administration to vacate and remove maximum...more
On January 12, 2026, the European Commission for the Environment, Climate Change, and Energy (the European Commission) implemented its new regulations on per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) for European Union (EU)...more
Water utilities continue to grapple with uncertainty as they evaluate compliance obligations arising out of the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more
Contaminants Compass is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and similar chemicals and...more
As we leave 2025 behind, the regulatory, litigation, and policy landscape for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Over the past year, Venable has closely tracked these developments,...more
At the end of October, the attorneys general of five states—Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska and Montana—issued letters to three pro-recycling organizations raising concerns that the groups’ recycling initiatives may violate...more
While expansive federal and state regulation continues with respect to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), what environmental constituent will be next to garner increased attention? The answer may be microplastics....more
As previously reported, in the context of litigation by utilities challenging Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for PFAS in drinking water, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Motion to Vacate...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the nonprofit recipients of $14 billion in climate grants frozen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can have their case reheard....more
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Nov. 25 that $3 billion in funding would be made available for states through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) geared towards programs to reduce lead exposure in drinking water. The...more
As energy infrastructure projects ramp up along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond, the role of states in holding primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) for certain federal programs has taken center stage; this is particularly...more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission approved $153 million for drinking water and wastewater related projects. 52 entities will receive the funds....more
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s application for Class VI UIC primacy, giving the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primary enforcement authority over CO₂ sequestration wells...more
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s request for primacy over Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act, authorizing the Railroad...more
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will formally grant the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) primary authority (known as “primacy”) to administer the Class VI Underground Injection...more
The rule positions the Railroad Commission of Texas as the primary permitting authority over Class VI wells and could expedite CCS projects in the state....more
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more
On November 12, 2025, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA had granted Texas primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Town of Bell Buckle, Tennessee entered into an October 17th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain rules addressing public...more
On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s unopposed motion to hold the PFAS drinking water standards litigationin abeyance due to the lapse in appropriations as a result of the...more
Waterkeeper Alliance (“WA”) submitted an October 21st letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Freedom of Information Act Request for Records Related to the U.S. Environmental Protection...more
On September 4, 2025, the White House published its Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions in which it discussed EPA’s plans regarding the issuance or revocation of regulations under certain environmental...more
There has been a flurry of recent federal activity regarding PFAS on the part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA has doubled down on certain regulatory fronts, defending key hazardous substance...more