News & Analysis as of

Utilities Sector Environmental Policies Drinking Water

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Environment & Energy Insights (May 2025)

Welcome to the May edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a periodic update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: Healey Administration unveils new energy bill....more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Water Affordability Needs Assessment: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Report to Congress

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced the issuance of a December 17, 2024 report titled: Water Affordability Needs Assessment: Report to Congress (“Report”)....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Summary of Latest Federal Action Regarding PFAS

A few considerations practitioners should keep in mind when dealing with contamination involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The PFAS Action Act of 2021 passed in the House and was received in...more

Snell & Wilmer

Forever Chemicals (PFAS) Start New Decade With Flurry of Scrutiny

Snell & Wilmer on

The first few weeks of 2020 have seen regulatory and litigation attention heaped upon what have come to be known as “forever chemicals” or Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which encompass more than 5,000 chemical...more

Downey Brand LLP

USEPA Announces Major Actions to Address PFAS; California Water Utility Files Landmark PFAS Lawsuit in Federal District Court

Downey Brand LLP on

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently announced two major developments regarding the agency’s efforts to address and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of USEPA’s PFAS...more

Downey Brand LLP

PFAS Are Here: First Round of Results Show PFAS in California Drinking Water Supply Wells

Downey Brand LLP on

Results from the first phase of sampling drinking water supply wells for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were recently published by the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and show...more

Downey Brand LLP

Agencies Finally Begin to Address Dangers of PFAS

Downey Brand LLP on

Federal and state agencies are responding to public pressure to study and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water supplies, and potentially in groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Proposes Perchlorate Rule After Years of Study

Holland & Knight LLP on

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a 171-page pre-publication version of its proposed perchlorate rule in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), just days before a court-ordered...more

Downey Brand LLP

EPA Unveils Its Long-Awaited PFAS Action Plan –Does It Represent Any Progress?

Downey Brand LLP on

On February 14, 2019, EPA unveiled its action plan for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are highly fluorinated manmade compounds that are reported to have a variety of adverse health effects. PFAS are...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide