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Environmental and Land Use Law
Massachusetts and Federal Updates on PFAS Regulation
Image by Baudolino from Pixabay On February 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would begin a regulatory determination process aimed at deciding “whether or not to…
Environmental and Land Use Law
Massachusetts and Federal Updates on PFAS Regulation
Image by Baudolino from Pixabay On February 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would begin a regulatory determination process aimed at deciding “whether or not to…
Law & The Environment
Federalism and the Regulation of PFAS
By Seth Jaffe
There has been much angst at the state level that EPA has not moved faster to develop drinking water or cleanup standards for PFAS. One of the states affected by…
Consumer Products Counselor
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
On Feb. 20, 2020, roughly one year after announcing its comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a preliminary regulatory determination under the Safe Drinking Water…
Hot Off The Hill
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
On Feb. 20, 2020, roughly one year after announcing its comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a preliminary regulatory determination under the Safe Drinking Water…
E2 Law Blog
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
On Feb. 20, 2020, roughly one year after announcing its comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a preliminary regulatory determination under the Safe Drinking Water…
Litigation Finance Journal
Aussie Government Agrees to Settle PFAS Chemical Class Action, Funded by IMF Bentham / Omni Bridgeway
By John Freund
IMF Bentham – now renamed Omni Bridgeway – is celebrating the announcement of a proposed settlement between members of a class representing communities affected by harmful PFAS chemicals, and the…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
EPA Takes One Step Closer to Regulating PFAS in Drinking Water
By Jasmine Dela Luna, Katherine S. Walton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week its latest step in the implementation of its Action Plan—a preliminary regulatory determination regarding two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
PFAS Litigation Continues as EPA Proposes Increased Federal Regulations
On February 20, 2020, Earthjustice, on behalf of a variety of nonprofit organizations, including the Sierra Club, brought suit against the United States Department of Defense (“DOD”), alleging that the…
Environmental Law
Emerging Contaminants Update: New York Releases New PFAS Sampling Guidance
By Emily Lamond
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) just released its new Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of PFAS Under NYSDEC’s Part 375 Remedial Programs January 2020. Click here…