On July 23, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it will allow manufacturers an additional six months to report required PFAS information, extending the original January 1, 2026, deadline to July...more
7/28/2025
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On May 14, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will rescind the nationwide Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) set by the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced it will again be extending the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) Section 8(a)(7) reporting requirement for per- and...more
5/14/2025
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has extended the public comment period for the Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) (“Draft...more
On January 15, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its “Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)” (“Draft Risk...more
2/19/2025
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Companies subject to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”)—also known as the “TSCA PFAS Reporting...more
9/6/2024
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States and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) have started the process of regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as hazardous substances, and the regulations are expected to accelerate...more
On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, diving back into a decades-long debate over the definition of “waters of the United States”...more
6/6/2023
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Last week, EPA issued its long-anticipated proposal for Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for certain PFAS compounds which, once finalized, will establish national limits for those compounds in drinking water. EPA has been...more