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PFAS
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Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – May 2024
European Union REACH restriction progress: In early June (from June 4-7, 2024), one of the two scientific committees of ECHA, the Socio-Economic Assessment Committee (SEAC), will hold a plenary session…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Napoli Shkolnik Announces $316.5 Million Settlement with BASF Corporation in AFFF MDL
Napoli Shkolnik, along with Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel, is proud to announce a $316.5 million settlement with BASF Corporation (“BASF”) in the ongoing multi-district litigation (“MDL”) over the…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Sustainable Procurement Update: Spring 2024
By Ellie Dawson, Issac Schabes
During the month of April, the Biden administration has continued to leverage federal procurement in pursuit of ambitious environmental sustainability policy goals. The most recent round of new regulations and…
Manufacturing Law Blog
PFOA and PFOS Are CERCLA Hazardous Substances – Now What?
By Megan Baroni
EPA recently issued its long-awaited rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Along with the…
Regulatory Oversight
When Worlds Collide: State AG-Led Tort Claims Meet Government Contractor Defense
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
A state attorney general (AG) and a major American corporation recently battled over the scope and applicability of the government contractor defense. The case is about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Pro Policyholder
Steps for Companies to Maximize Potential Insurance Recovery After the EPA’s Recent PFAS Designation
By Joseph Englert, Dylan Bensinger, Mikaela Whitman
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the designation of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and their salts and structural…
Taft PFAS Insights
Vermont Legislature Takes Action to Limit PFAS in Common Commercial Products
Since EPA announced a Final Rule designating certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances, there has been ample national attention on what the legal and regulatory landscape would…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
EPA’s Busy April for CERCLA and PFAS:New CERCLA Authority, an Enforcement Escape Hatch, and the Continued Search for Viable Cleanup Technologies
By Kirsten Nathanson, Monty Cooper, Shennie Patel, Emily Werkmann
On April 19, 2024, EPA signed the highly anticipated final rule designating two types of PFAS as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). …
Taft PFAS Insights
Michigan Takes Step to Limit PFAS Through Hazardous Products Act
The State of Michigan recently took another step aimed at protecting the environment and public health from the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Last week, State Rep. Penelope…
Energy and Environmental Trends Watch
EPA Issues Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Margaret Anne Hill and Camila Thorpe ● On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…