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Food Safety News
Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law
By Dan Flynn
The Colorado Legislature has passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has signed, a bill that updates the PFAS Act that was adopted only two years ago. The unusual move shows the…
Food Safety News
Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law
By Dan Flynn
The Colorado Legislature has passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has signed, a bill that updates the PFAS Act that was adopted only two years ago. The unusual move shows the…
Eye on ESG
Dissolution of the French National Assembly: what does it mean for the Proposed PFAS Law?
By Emilie Vasseur, Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre, Maximilien Pallu
After the results of the European elections, where the presidential political party lost a significant number of seats at the European Parliament, the president of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Federal Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Will Influence Groundwater Remediation Standards
As discussed in a previous post, EPA recently issued a final rule establishing drinking water standards, known as maximum contaminant levels (MCLs), for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The…
Food Safety News
Maine’s new fishing limits are examples of ongoing state actions to combat PFAS
By Dan Flynn
More than $3 billion has been spent by the states to eliminate those harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Thirty-four states have considered 302 policies to protect people from the…
Food Safety News
Maine’s new fishing limits are examples of ongoing state actions to combat PFAS
By Dan Flynn
More than $3 billion has been spent by the states to eliminate those harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Thirty-four states have considered 302 policies to protect people from the…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Incorporates Seven New PFAS into the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting List
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on May 17, 2024, updating the list of chemicals subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know…
HeplerBroom Blog
U.S. EPA Includes Major Emphasis on PFAS in Its 2025 Budget Request
Highlights PFAS requested items in the U.S. EPA’s 2025 budget request. Major areas include clean and safe water, superfund, PFAS measurement technology, and enforcement efforts to avoid and mitigate PFAS…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
New Deadlines for Phase One Class Members in the AFFF Multi-District Litigation
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved two major settlements in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) that consolidated thousands of cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Navigating the Waters: A Long Island Community’s Response to the EPA’s PFAS Directive
On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and New York State officials broke ground on a clean water infrastructure project at Plant 6 of the Hicksville Water…