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PFAS
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Manufacturing Law Blog
PFAS Update: EPA Progress Under PFAS Action Plan
By Megan Baroni
Earlier this year, we wrote about EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, the agency’s blueprint for addressing contamination and protecting public health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The PFAS Action Plan,…
Manufacturing Law Blog
PFAS Update: EPA Progress Under PFAS Action Plan
By Megan Baroni
Earlier this year, we wrote about EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, the agency’s blueprint for addressing contamination and protecting public health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The PFAS Action Plan,…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
EPA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals
By Jeryl L. Olson, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: EPA, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, requests comments on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
EPA Announced Latest Step in PFAS Action Plan
By Ryan C. Granholm, Daniel J. Deeb
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest step in implementing its February 2019 “Action Plan” for regulating a group of synthetic chemicals called per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Law & The Environment
A Court Enjoins Implementation of NH DES PFAS Regulations — Almost!
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, Judge Richard McNamara ruled that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their challenge to the very stringent standards for PFAS in drinking water promulgated by the New…
Environmental Law Blog
PFAS – It’s Everywhere in New Jersey
Recent news regarding elevated levels of a commonly used chemical in drinking water may have potentially greater implications for almost all public water supply systems. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances),…
Hot Off The Hill
PFAS Solution IN (or OUT) of the NDAA?
For a refresher on what Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are and what Congressional action may mean for stakeholders, see the Greenberg Traurig E2 Law blog from earlier this year. …
E2 Law Blog
PFAS Solution IN (or OUT) of the NDAA?
For a refresher on what Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are and what Congressional action may mean for stakeholders, see the Greenberg Traurig E2 Law blog from earlier this year. …
Consumer Protection Review
Looking to 2020: Will PFAS Be the Next Wave of Consumer Products and Coverage Litigation?
Businesses must begin taking concrete steps to prepare for the next wave of environmental and consumer products safety litigation, which is likely to focus on any historic and/or current use…
School Law
Considering Artificial Turf? Pause for PFAS First
By Andrew N. Davis, Julie C. Fay, Alfredo G. Fernández
Most people have never heard of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, otherwise known as PFAS. These chemical compounds are found in a variety of common products, including non-stick coatings, waterproof fabric,…