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PFAS
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Environmental Law Next
State and Federal PFAS Drinking Water Standards
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a group of man-made chemicals that contain nearly 5,000 different compounds. PFAS are ubiquitous and can be found in a variety of everyday products,…
Environmental Law Next
Are Pretreatment Standards for PFAS in Landfill Leachate Coming?
By Ryan Rudich
The U.S. EPA recently released the 15th installment of its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan[1]. In addition to announcing the initiation of new rulemakings for certain categories of industrial dischargers,…
Expert Institute Insights
Water Providers Join MDL Alleging Contaminated Water Sources
There’s a phrase in economics known as the tragedy of the commons. It describes scenarios in which individuals’ short-term selfish interests are at odds with long-term group interests and the…
Food Safety News
FDA’s new test results on PFAS in food tell an incomplete story
Contributed Opinion By Brian Ronholm Imagine using a radar gun to detect speeding in cars, but then manipulating the radar so that it only detects speeding in cars going over…
Environmental Law +
EPA Expands PFAS Testing Methods: Soil, Wastewater, and Groundwater
By Jon Schaefer
September 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD), released the first EPA-validated laboratory analytical method to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Issuance of Drinking Water Standards for PFOA and PFOS
At its July 29, 2021 meeting, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”)’s Public Water System Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Board voted to recommend that the Department proceed with a…
Environmental Law Blog
Just When You Thought Your Cleanup Was Done—NJDEP Issues New Guidance on Contaminants of Emerging Concern
On August 5, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") issued updated guidance on how remediating parties and Licensed Site Remediation Professionals need to address Contaminants of Emerging…
The Daily Intake
FDA PFAS Testing Update: Processed Foods
FDA released per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing results yesterday from its first survey of nationally-distributed processed foods collected for the Total Diet Study (TDS). 164 of the 167 tested…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
PFAS Litigation Heating Up as State Hires Private Law Firm
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The Nickel Report
Congress Presses Forward on PFAS Measures
In the face of accelerating EPA and state regulatory activity on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), Congress is pressing forward with measures that would address or impose limitations on these…