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The Energy Blog
U.S. EPA Proposed Listing of PFOA and PFOS: The Effects and Costs of Forever Chemicals
On September 6, 2022, the U.S EPA’s long-awaited proposed rule to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perluoroocanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as CERCLA hazardous substances was published in the Federal Register (Proposed…
Environmental Law +
EPA Proposes to Designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a Proposed Rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,…
Manufacturing Law Blog
EPA Proposes to Designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
Thank you to Emilee Mooney Scott for this post. Emilee is a member of Robinson+Cole’s Environment, Energy + Telecommunications practice group. She focuses her practice on environmental compliance, transactional and…
Defense Litigation Insider
EPA Takes First Step to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Chemical Under CERCLA
On August 26, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed rulemaking to designate two types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous chemicals” under the Comprehensive Environmental…
The Nickel Report
Liability Looms Large as EPA Seeks Naming Certain PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By Matthew Z. Leopold, Gregory R. Wall, Javaneh S. Tarter, Nancy B. Beck, PhD, DABT, Lydia González Gromatzky, Paul T. Nyffeler, PhD
On August 26, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication copy of its much-anticipated proposed rule adding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) to the list…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
EPA Proposes Designating PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
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Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
First Major CERCLA Move for PFAS
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Administrator Regan signed a proposed rule to designate two of the most widely studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous…
Defense Litigation Insider
The Chemical Industry Challenges the EPA’s New Lifetime Health Advisories for PFAS
By Natasha Corb, Elizabeth Gross
In June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new lifetime health advisories (LHAs) for per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS). PFAS are a type of man-made chemicals found in many…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
White House Office Calls for Information to Identify Data Gaps in PFAS Research and Development
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently published in the federal register its Request for Information to all interested parties to ultimately “identify data gaps in…
Defense Litigation Insider
Threat of Zero-Allowance Regulations Loom for Forever Chemicals
For many years, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been ubiquitous in American commerce and industry. That ubiquitous use, and the fact that PFAS chemicals do not break down in…