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Environmental Litigation Proposed Rules Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

EPA’s 2024 Asbestos Ban Paused as Fifth Circuit Grants Abeyance for Rule Reconsideration

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 ban on chrysotile asbestos, a landmark regulatory action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is now subject to significant delay following legal challenges and...more

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D.C. Circuit Grants Latest Abeyance Extension in PFAS MCL Litigation

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the EPA’s third request to continue holding in abeyance consolidated litigation challenging the agency’s national drinking water regulation for six per-...more

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Citizen Suit Action/ Clean Water Act: Environmental Defense Alliance Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mr. David A. Ludder Transmitted a February 7th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue Administrator under Clean Water Act §505(a)2,33U.S.C. §1365 (a)2....more

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Industry Awaits as the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Looms

EPA has proposed a special one-time reporting rule that will require businesses to go on record with the agency memorializing their contributions to PFAS in the marketplace. The final PFAS reporting rule is expected to be...more

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Supreme Court Stays District Court Order Vacating 2020 Clean Water Act Certification Rule

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The US Supreme Court issued an order on April 6 staying the district court vacatur of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule, which imposed restrictions on state and...more

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More Uncertainty Ahead – WOTUS, SCOTUS and What it Means for Your Project

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Since 2015, jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) has been in a near constant state of flux, creating a challenging regulatory landscape for project developers and the regulatory community. The last few...more

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EPA’s Wide-Ranging Rule on Perfluoroalkyl Substances

EPA continues its regulation of PFAS by shifting focus to the importation of certain PFAS-containing articles. - EPA goes for the low-hanging fruit by using TSCA to restrict the importation of long-chain PFAS that already...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August #2

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Focus - EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer - U.S. News & World Report – August 8 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more

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