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PFAS
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Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Court Dismisses PFOA and PFOS Contamination Claim Amidst Changing Regulatory Landscape
Plaintiffs across the country have filed suit seeking relief for their exposure to per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), a group of man-made chemicals that the plaintiffs hope to link to…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
NDAttention – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Adds Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals to TRI
By Jeryl L. Olson, Ilana R. Morady, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into…
Manufacturing Law Blog
2020 Environmental, Health & Safety Outlook for Manufacturers
By Megan Baroni
Welcome to 2020! As always, we at the Manufacturing Law Blog are starting the year with our annual forecasts of hot topics. We start the series with our Environmental, Health…
frESH
California Holds Technical PFAS Seminar to Inform Public of State of Science and Possible Future Drinking Water Regulations
Last month, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) hosted a comprehensive two-day seminar on per- and polyflouroaklyl substances (PFAS) in California. PFAS are a family of an…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Illinois EPA Proposes PFAS Groundwater Standards
By Bina Joshi
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — long used in consumer and industrial products — have recently been in the news and the subject of increased regulatory attention, resulting in proposed and implemented…
Hot Off The Hill
Congress Takes Initial Steps to Address PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report
By Steven Barringer, Keith E. Smith
On Dec. 11, the House of Representatives passed S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. The Senate followed suit on Dec. 17, bringing an end to protracted negotiations on…
E2 Law Blog
Congress Takes Initial Steps to Address PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report
By Keith E. Smith, Steven Barringer
On Dec. 11, the House of Representatives passed S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. The Senate followed suit on Dec. 17, bringing an end to protracted…
NY Disability Law Blog
Pentagon Admits It Undercounted Sites Contaminated by Forever Chemicals
Pentagon officials have admitted that the number of military bases contaminated by forever chemicals has been previously understated. Forever chemicals are perfluorinated compounds and are named as such because they…
Environmental Law Next
Judge Enjoins the Implementation of Stringent PFAS Regulations
The regulation of PFAS substances has become a matter of contention between U.S. EPA, states and local governments, environmental groups, and industry participants. EPA is under pressure by health experts,…
HeplerBroom Blog
USEPA Seeks to Add PFAS to List of Toxic Chemicals
On December 4, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published in the Federal Register an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Addition of Certain Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community…