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PFAS
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EHS Law Insights
Sixth Circuit’s Interlocutory Order Reviewing PFAS Class Action Highlights Issues With Certifying Class
By Jennifer A. Smokelin, Shannon McClure, Casey J. Snyder
The Sixth Circuit issued an order on September 9, 2022 granting review of a class certification from March 7, 2022 that certified a class of roughly 11.8 million Ohio residents…
The Contractor's Perspective
PFAS and Federal Contracting: What Contractors Should Know and Why
By Leah Kaiser
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, are long-lasting chemicals that are quickly gaining notoriety for both their persistence in the environment and their ubiquity in water, air, and…
Kelley Green Law
EPA Proposes Designating Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By Joseph J. Green, Wayne D'Angelo, Zachary Lee
On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated plan to categorize two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as “hazardous substances” subject to the Comprehensive…
Defense Litigation Insider
California To Pass Three Bills Regulating Use of PFAS in Cosmetics and Clothing
In recent years, state and federal agencies have either passed or proposed increasingly stringent regulations regarding the use of per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. Not surprisingly, the…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Proposes Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA
On September 6, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers,…
Green Building Law Update
EPA Proposes Designating PFAS as Hazardous
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
EPA Proposes Designating PFAS as Hazardous
PFAS is no doubt a developing environmental catastrophe but this rule is yeeting the matter without regard that this solution may do more harm than good
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
State Enforcement Against the Federal Government, Part 2
Almost two years ago, we posted on the civil settlement of a dispute between the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over a state-level…
Gravel2Gavel
Proposed Rule to Designate Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Stands to Up the Ante for Site Remediation
By Pillsbury's Construction And Real Estate Law Team
by Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team On Friday, August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication notice of a long-awaited proposed rule to designate two of…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Game Changer- U.S. EPA Proposes to List PFOS and PFOA as “Hazardous Substances” Under CERCLA
The term "game changer" has been thrown around quite a bit with regard to EPA's intention to list PFOS and PFOA as "hazardous substances" under CERCLA. The reason it is…