Topic
PFAS
770 published works
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
North Carolina Files Suit Against DuPont and Chemours Over GenX and Other PFAS Contamination
On October 13, 2020, North Carolina, acting through its Attorney General, filed suit in state court against DuPont, Chemours and related companies seeking costs to investigate, assess, remediate, restore and…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…: The “Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge”
In July 2020, we posted on takeback disposal options for some PFAS-containing firefighting foams, with a caveat about recent actions taken by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
Food Safety News
Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story
By Dan Flynn
The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results…
Environmental and Climate
State Regulation of PFAS Continues
States continue to develop standards, guidance and goals for PFAS. The ITRC has updated its table for PFAS in groundwater, drinking water and surface water/effluent to reflect the values in…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Illinois EPA Proposes PFAS Standards
By Kevin G. Desharnais, Mitchell Guc
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) released new proposed groundwater quality standards for select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The new standards were released as a discussion draft of proposed…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
Arizona Water Improvement District Sues for PFAS Damages
By Chris Colyer
by Patrick J. Paul On September 2, 2020, the DeAnza Domestic Water Improvement District of Pima County formed in 2018 to construct, operate and maintain a domestic water system to…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
DNR’s Guidance on PFAS Remediation Raises More Questions than Answers
The post DNR’s Guidance on PFAS Remediation Raises More Questions than Answers first appeared on Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS Weighing Heavily on Regulators in NC
Earlier this year, North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality proposed a new rule to the Environmental Management Commission’s Groundwater Committee to set the groundwater standards for PFOA and PFOS at…
EHS Law Insights
California sends bill to governor prohibiting PFAS in firefighting foam
By Todd O. Maiden, Eric Schmoll
The California legislature is sending a bill (SB 1044) to Governor Gavin Newsom that would significantly affect the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) chemicals in firefighting foam. Specifically, the…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS and Presidential Politics
As the political season begins in earnest with the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, PFAS is one subject for which regulatory action already under consideration may be accelerated if the…