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PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Pennsylvania Reports the Results of the Second Round of Statewide PFAS Sampling
On March 12, 2021 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) announced the results of the second round of testing public water systems for PFAS. PFAS were not detected in…
Litigation Finance Journal
Claimant Expresses Disappointment over PFAS Settlement
By John Freund
A settlement in a case over PFAS contamination has claimants enraged. In 2015, residents were told by a local newspaper article that their water supply had been tainted by PFAS.…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
California Selects Several PFAS Substances for Scientific Review and Possible Prop 65 Listing
By Mitchell Guc, Angela Levin, AnnMarie Sanford
On March 26, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) gave notice of its selection of several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for review and…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
The Use of PFAS Substances in Many Common Household and Industrial Products Opens Industry to Potential Increased Regulation and Lawsuits
By Steven P. Bogart, James N. Law
The post The Use of PFAS Substances in Many Common Household and Industrial Products Opens Industry to Potential Increased Regulation and Lawsuits first appeared on Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
The Nickel Report
EPA Advances Efforts to Address PFAS in Industrial Discharges
The EPA Office of Water has taken a major step towards further regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Clean Water Act. On March 17, it published an…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
Wisconsin DNR’s PFAS Sampling Plan May Raise Concerns with Wisconsin Businesses
The post Wisconsin DNR’s PFAS Sampling Plan May Raise Concerns with Wisconsin Businesses first appeared on Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Preparation for Crafting PFAS Effluent Limitations Guidelines
By Emily Guillaume, Mitchell Guc, Dave Ross
On March 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that puts forth 28 questions directed at manufacturers and formulators of per- and…
Mahany Law Blog
The Threat of ‘Forever Chemicals’ – PFAS
By Brian Mahany
Maine Residents Sue Paper Mills Over PFAS Contamination Nathan Saunders, a resident of Fairfield, Maine, has recently initiated a PFAS class-action lawsuit against Sappi North America and several affiliates. According…
Mahany Law Blog
Huhtamaki Chinet Plates, PFAS & Cancer: Everything You Need to Know
By Brian Mahany
Is Disposable Dinnerware Like that Made by Chinet and Others Safe? PFAS is an extremely dangerous chemical. We believe that its makers knew for years of its dangers yet continued…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Takes Two More Steps Down the Long and Winding Road to National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS
By Adam H. Cutler, Karen H. Davis
In the March 3, 2021 Federal Register, EPA issued its final regulatory determinations for substances on the fourth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 4”). Under the federal Safe Drinking…