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PFAS
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Climate Solutions Legal Digest
PFAS: A new source for regulatory concern
By Coty Hopinks-Baul, Jason Flower, Daniel Fanning
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are synthetic chemicals used in a number of industrial processes and in the manufacturing of certain consumer goods because of their fire resistance and because…
Law & The Environment
Just In Case You Wondered Whether PFAS Are Really a Big Deal
By Seth Jaffe
If you were thinking that PFAS were important, but you’ve been unsure just how big a deal they are, you need look no further than the Statewide PFAS Directive issued…
Environmental Law Blog
New Jersey PFAS Directive
By Robert H. Crespi, John A. McKinney Jr.
On March 25, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issued a Statewide PFAS Directive to a number of companies associated with the manufacture of poly- and perfluoroalkyl…
Environmental Law
Emerging Contaminant Update: New Jersey Issues PFAS Directive Against Five Chemical Companies
By Emily Lamond
Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a directive requiring five companies – Solvay, DuPont, Dow DuPont, Chemours and 3M – to provide detailed information on…
Environmental Law
Major Expansion of Emerging Contaminant Sampling Requirements in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is now requiring all sites entering into a state cleanup program to sample for two of the more popular and well-known…
Texas Condemnation
Air Force Pollution Forces Farm to Liquidate
Image Courtesy of Santa Fe New Mexican The owners of Highland Dairy Farm (“Highland”) in Clovis, New Mexico are being forced to close down due to chemical contamination which has…
The Nickel Report
PFAS: States Not Waiting For EPA
EPA has shown a little love for states wanting action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On February 14, 2019, EPA announced its PFAS Action Plan, calling it “the most…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
California Unfolds PFAS Investigation Plan With Broad Impact on California Dischargers
By Angela Levin, Andrew Perel, Houston Shaner
At a public hearing on March 6, 2019, the California State Water Resources Control Board announced a “Phased Investigation Plan” for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The Investigation Plan represents a coordinated…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
EPA Announces Plan to Regulate PFASs
In February 2019, U.S. EPA released its action plan to regulate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs). The two most well-known PFAS chemicals are perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctonoic acid (PFOA).…
Schroeder Ag Law Blog
Dairy Farm PFAS Contamination
A New Mexico dairy farmer has been in the news lately, and it isn’t good news. Art Schaap is dumping 15,000 gallons of milk each day, had to let 40…