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PFAS
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Litigation Finance Journal
PFAS Pollution Case Settles, with Some Claimants Upset
By John Freund
An Australian case involving contamination from firefighting foam has settled with what the judge called a “fair and reasonable” amount. The class action over PFAS contamination in three Australian towns…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
The Challenge of Regulating to (and Achieving) Parts Per Trillion
U. S. EPA has established a Health Advisory Level for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water of 70 parts per trillion (“ppt”). Several states are regulating PFAS at the low…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA Requires TRI Reporting of PFAS for Year 2020
By Brooks Smith, Viktoriia De Las Casas, Houston Shaner
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crystalized a new requirement that facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using any of 172 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) submit Toxics…
Kelley Green Law
EPA Officially Adds PFAS Chemicals to TRI Reporting Program
Earlier today, U.S. EPA officially added 172 specific per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals reportable each year under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. With annual…
Litigation Finance Journal
PFAS Class Action Settlement Leaves Some Disappointed
By John Freund
PFAS chemicals commonly found in the foam used to fight fires are toxic. They can devastate vegetation and wildlife and be passed from mother to child via breast milk. Yet…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS in Pennsylvania: HSCA “Hazardous Substances” vs. Act 2 “Regulated Substances”
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published for public comment its proposed update to the Chapter 250 regulations under the “Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
New Jersey Adopts Stringent PFAS Drinking Water Rules and Adds Compounds to List of Hazardous Substances
By Andrew Perel, Brooks Smith, Buck Dixon, Houston Shaner, Mandi Moroz
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently amended its rules under the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act (NJ SDWA) to address per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). NJDEP…
Litigation Finance Journal
Funders Defend Agreement in PFAS Contamination Case
By John Freund
A recent Australian class action award has some legal professionals rankled. Should the federal government take a more active role in regulating agreements between plaintiffs, attorneys, and third-party funders? Attorney…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Lack of Approved Analytical Methodologies a Challenge to Site Characterization
One of the potential challenges with starting and completing site characterizations for PFAS compounds (in addition to the lack of approved cleanup standards for many of the environmental media) is…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
EPA Adds PFAS to 313 Reporting for 2020
By Jeryl L. Olson, Andrew H. Perellis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to…