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PFAS
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The Nickel Report
EPA’s Effluent Guidelines Program Plan: Roadmap to Technology-Based Water Regulation
EPA’s Effluent Guidelines Program Plan provides an interesting perspective on EPA’s assessment of pollutants of concern and emerging technologies to address those pollutants.
The Nickel Report
California Ramps Up Regulation of PFAS Compounds
Effective July 13, 2018, the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) established drinking water notification levels of 14 ppt for PFOA and 13 ppt for…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
NH Senators Seek Action On Pease Water Contamination
With a new boss at the Environmental Protection Agency, New Hampshire Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen hope that the agency will “understand and address the PFAS contamination problem facing…
Environmental and Land Use Law
Agencies Gearing Up to Address Risks Posed by PFAS Contamination
image credit: Ineke Huizing PFAS—a class of chemical substances commonly used in a wide range of products—are drawing increased scrutiny from regulators. Businesses and municipalities should closely follow these developments,…
Environmental and Land Use Law
Agencies Gearing Up to Address Risks Posed by PFAS Contamination
image credit: Ineke Huizing PFAS—a class of chemical substances commonly used in a wide range of products—are drawing increased scrutiny from regulators. Businesses and municipalities should closely follow these developments,…
Environmental Law Post
DEC Undertaking Statewide PFAS Evaluation at Remediation Sites
By David P. Flynn, Luke Donigan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) is requiring owners of remediation sites across the State (including those already remediated to DEC’s satisfaction) to analyze and report on…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Oscoda Township Town Hall Meeting
PFAS From Wurtsmith AFB Is Leaking Into Drinking Water Recent tests on parts of Michigan’s water supply confirmed the worst fears of many, and although Lake Huron’s Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate levels…
E2 Law Blog
Perfluorinated Chemicals – Drinking Water & Fast Food Packaging
By Kaitlyn R Maxwell, Frank Citera
Manufacturers, users, and distributors of PFOS and PFOA have faced litigation across the United States by plaintiffs alleging contamination of drinking water. The claims range from personal injury to diminution…
The Daily Intake
California Bill Targets Food-Contact Paper
Following on the heels of a study by the Silent Spring Institute suggesting that fast food paper and paperboard may contain poly or perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and that PFAS may…
Science, Law & the Environment
Ecology Releases Study on Perfluorinated Compounds in Rivers and Lakes in Washington State
By Doug Steding
I just finished going through the results of a survey of perfluorinated compounds ("PFCs") in Washington waters that Ecology released last week. Most people are familiar with PFCs as Teflon,…