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PFAS
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EPA Finalizes Rule Requiring PFAS Testing of Public Water Systems
By Ryan Rudich
Earlier this week, the U.S. EPA published the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). Pursuant to the rule, all public water systems serving more than 10,000 people, as well…
Environment, Land & Resources
Treatment of PFAS Under New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standards Highlights Transactional Risk
A revised standard highlights the need for parties to consider non-scope considerations when conducting environmental assessments for transactions. By Kegan A. Brown, David S. Langer, Thomas C. Pearce, and G.…
Product Perspective: Complex Tort & Product Law
The EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap Indicates Considerable New Regulations are Imminent.
On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued its highly anticipated PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024, setting forth a three-year multi-agency strategy to address…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Proposes New PFAS Standards
By Bina Joshi
On December 7, 2021, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) filed proposed amendments to Illinois’ groundwater quality standards with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board). The proposal includes Class I…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
$10 Billion Allocated to Addressing PFAS Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Act”) signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021 provides for $10 billion in funding to address PFAS contamination, nationwide. In a…
Policyholder Pulse
An Update on Recent PFAS Regulation and Enforcement and the Resulting Insurance Implications
By Matthew G. Jeweler, Reza Zarghamee, Sidney L. Fowler, Ryan J. Foley
In August, we provided an overview of the recent increase in regulatory and private litigation activity around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), colloquially known as “forever chemicals,” and potential insurance…
The Energy Blog
The PFAS Roadmap: Pathway to Environmental Justice
In October 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued its PFAS Roadmap, establishing a comprehensive, three-year plan to address the potential risks posed by this large class of…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
No Treats, Too Many Tricks, For PFAS This Halloween
In a major move by California that may be but a harbinger of a dramatic sea change in banning or severely restricting the inclusion of hundreds of chemicals present in…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Publishes Draft PFAS Analytical Method for Array of Environmental Media
This past August, EPA published Draft Method 1633 – Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS. Once, finalized, this single laboratory…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
A Revised ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard is Coming
The American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) is expected to release a revised international standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (“ESAs”) in December of 2021 that will clarify…