On April 19, 2024, just nine days after finalizing the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard for six individual per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Agency designated PFOA and PFOS, two...more
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On April 10, 2024, EPA issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard for five individual per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, HFPO-DA (so-called, “GenX chemicals.”)...more
Four months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed federal drinking water limits on “forever chemicals,” Harris Beach continues to monitor for a final resolution to the proposed regulations.
A...more
The Environmental Protection Agency has released its long-awaited proposed rule addressing levels of PFAS in drinking water across the United States.
Regulation of PFAS raises many complicated and difficult issues, as...more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a complaint alleging the defendants contaminated plaintiff’s water systems with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). In a highly detailed...more
In recent years, states have begun investigating the health and environmental effects of PFAS and the class of chemical compounds that have come to be known as “forever chemicals.” This has led states to initiate massive...more