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PFAS
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Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Cleaning Water Supplies: How PFAS Are Treated
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of hazardous industrial chemicals that have been found in water supplies throughout the US. Unfortunately, due to the persistent nature of…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS Contamination Creates Long Island Local Dispute Naming Fire Department’s Insurer
In April 2020, the Town of East Hampton in eastern Long Island, N.Y., filed suit over PFAS contamination against the Village of East Hampton, a separate, smaller jurisdiction located in…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Dover Air Force Base Installs House Water Filtration Systems to Address PFAS Exceedances in Groundwater
Dover Air Force Base (DAFB) installed house water filtration systems at four off-base properties in Dover, Delaware. The wells supplying water to those properties were found to have levels of…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Illinois Initiates PFAS Sampling Process and Releases Draft Amendments to Groundwater Standards for PFAS
In 2019, the Attorney General of Illinois joined in a letter with 22 other states in urging Congress to address the public health threat associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
EHS Law Insights
In the midst of COVID-19, attorneys general of 18 States urge stronger EPA Action on PFAS
By Jennifer A. Smokelin, Daniella D. Landers, Todd O. Maiden, Nicholas Rock, Ben H. Patton
Last Friday, April 17, the attorneys general of New York, Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
ITRC Issues its PFAS Technical Guidance Document
On April 17, 2020, ITRC published its PFAS technical guidance that is the culmination of the efforts of a 400-person team over a three-year period that included public and private…
Environmental and Climate
ITRC Issues its PFAS Technical Guidance Document
On April 17, 2020, ITRC published its PFAS technical guidance that is the culmination of the efforts of a 400-person team over a three-year period that included public and private…
Green Building Law Update
Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS
Prior to the just concluded session of the Maryland legislature, the State’s laws and regulations were silent with regard to PFAS chemicals including PFOA. At worst, Maryland could have been…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Releases 2019 Year in Review, Including Summary of PFAS Actions
Earlier this year, the EPA put out its annual Year in Review, summarizing its major accomplishments for 2019 across the full breadth of the agency’s program activities. With respect to…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Department of Defense Issues PFAS Task Force Progress Report
On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a progress report of its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) Task Force, which can be found here. DoD is…