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[Webinar] PFAS Primer for the Public Sector - July 16th, 11:00 am PT

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Addressing PFAS continues to challenge local government, water providers, and wastewater providers, particularly in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Regulatory initiatives will have costly and widespread impacts on...more

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Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act: Legislation Shielding Water Utilities Introduced by Representatives Gluesenkamp Perez...

United States House of Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington) and Celeste Maloy (Utah) introduced legislation titled: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act (“Act”). The objective of the legislation is to...more

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EPA Releases Long Awaited Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

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On January 14, 2025, the EPA released for public comment a risk assessment report evaluating the potential risks associated with land application and land disposal of biosolids containing two types of PFAS, PFOA and PFOS....more

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PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

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On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more

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EPA’s Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy for its PFAS CERCLA Rule | Part II: A Salve or Hot Air?

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PART II - As detailed in Part 1 of this eAlert, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS),...more

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EPA opens the Door to Widespread Liability to Businesses

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EPA’s listing of two “forever Chemicals” as CERCLA hazardous substances will re-open sites that companies had thought were closed. And every user of a product that contained them may become responsible for a share of the...more

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PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Designating as Hazardous Substances

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication version of a Final Rule that would designate two of the Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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Major PFAS Legislation Stalled Amid Debate on PFAS Liability for Passive Receivers

As in 2023, Congress continues to focus on PFAS issues in the first months of 2024. In this 118th Congress, at least 39 bills focused on PFAS have been introduced along with several dozen additional bills that tangentially...more

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Recent Progress Report Issued by EPA Foreshadows Landmark Year for Federal Regulation of PFAS

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Soon after the Biden Administration took office, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Strategic Roadmap highlighting the many ways it planned to “research, restrict, and remediate” per-and...more

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2023 PFAS Year in Review: EPA Policy and Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Litigation Updates

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2023 was a busy year for folks following legal developments related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Second Annual Progress Report. Some of...more

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PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Designate as Hazardous Substances

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication version of a proposed rule that would designate two of the per- and polyfluoroalkly substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental...more

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PFAS/CERCLA Liability: Ten Water Sector Associations Request Exemption

Ten water sector associations sent an April 28th joint letter to key United States Senate and House of Representatives Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members seeking an exemption from the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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It’s Complicated: The Evolving Regulation of “Forever Chemicals” in Wisconsin

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For the past several years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) has engaged in a multi-media effort to regulate the class of chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” in waters and soils in the...more

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PFAS: Looking Back on a Year of Activity and Preparing for 2022

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In 2021, there was sustained and fast-paced executive action from the Biden administration focused on emphasizing and addressing the environmental and human health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, more...more

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EPA Releases PFAS Strategic Roadmap

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap on October 18, 2021.  In it, EPA identifies numerous actions it plans to take over the coming years to address PFAS contamination, many of...more

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Updated Plan to Address PFAS Chemicals

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On October 18, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration announced an updated government-wide “comprehensive approach” to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a set of man-made chemicals that are widely used in a...more

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PFAS Update: EPA’s Strategic Roadmap for PFAS

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On October 18, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) unveiled its new plan to investigate and regulate PFAS compounds under a variety of federal environmental laws including the Comprehensive...more

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Biden Administration Unveils Strategic Roadmap to Address PFAS

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Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced a monumental plan to address impacts stemming from per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS). While the announcement details the ongoing and future efforts of eight...more

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PFAS Update: August 2020

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There have been several recent developments involving PFAS regulation, most notably the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for certain long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS)....more

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Administration's Infrastructure Plan Supports Reuse of Brownfields and Superfund Sites

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• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites. ...more

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