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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

EPA Seeks a Fourth Abeyance to Reassess Its 2024 Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

EPA has been granted a fourth abeyance of pending litigation related to the Biden administration’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA....more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

EPA Announces Rollback of Biden-Era PFAS Rules

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On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to delay or rescind PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) drinking water standards established by the Biden administration....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.28.25

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The Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial facilities an opportunity to obtain exemptions from Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements designed to reduce emissions of chemicals such as mercury,...more

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Key environmental issues facing the Trump administration

The Biden administration introduced wide-ranging environmental regulations with profound and far-reaching effects on the environment and the economy. In its first two weeks, the Trump administration has signaled an attempt...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Recent Executive Action May Impact PFAS Regulation

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The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” was a focal point for the Biden administration. In April 2024, the administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Some States Prepare for the Expected Rollback of Biden Environmental Regulations

President-elect Trump has said he would reverse his predecessor’s climate policies, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions and rescinding some EPA emissions rules....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 12.6.24

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday issued a new regulation preventing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, from being approved through low volume exemptions — abridged reviews...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Outlook on the New Administration: EPA’s Environmental Agenda in the Energy Sector

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During the 2024 campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised his supporters that he would direct federal agencies on day one to “immediately remove every single burdensome regulation driving up the cost of goods.” For the...more

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Key Environmental Law and Policy Issues to Watch in President Trump’s Second Administration

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On November 5, President Donald Trump was elected President-elect for a second time. We anticipate that President Trump’s upcoming term will usher significant shifts in U.S. environmental and natural resource law and policy,...more

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Federal PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended as Biden Administration Announces New PFAS Strategic Plan

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The White House revealed its latest strategy to address PFAS, and the EPA extended the reporting deadline for its PFAS reporting rule....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 8.16.24

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Recent raging winter storms have caved in streets, wrecked piers, collapsed homes and apartment buildings, and submerged property up and down California’s coastline. As sea levels continue to rise from climate change,...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.09.24

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The city of Fresno announced this week that Shell USA, Dow Chemical, and other oil and chemical companies have agreed to pay the city $230 million to settle the city’s 2007 lawsuit against them for allegedly contaminating...more

Snell & Wilmer

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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EPA Establishes First-Ever Drinking Water Standards for PFAS (Forever Chemicals)

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On April 10, 2024, the Biden administration set the first-ever national drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. PFAS are a large class of thousands of synthetic...more

Nossaman LLP

Keeping America’s Water Safe to Drink – EPA Announces PFAS MCL

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This regulation represents a key...more

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Ten Highlights from the Environmental and Energy Space in 2023

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Environmental and energy issues were in the headlines for much of 2023. We had several major US Supreme Court cases, Canadian wildfires that produced haze in many American cities throughout the summer, and continued attention...more

Stinson LLP

Environmental Wrap-Up 2022 and What to Expect in 2023

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This alert looks at developments in environmental law that were at the forefront in 2022; the trend is expected to continue into 2023 as the Biden administration continues to act on its regulatory initiatives in the energy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - August 2022 #4

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a new rule that bans new, gas-powered cars in the state, starting with 2035 models. As the California legislative session draws to a close, various climate bills...more

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EPA Announces New PFAS Health Advisory Levels, Releases Additional Funding for PFAS Remediation

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The Biden Administration has made PFAS reduction a cornerstone of its environmental policy and with that goal in mind, the Environmental Protection Agency on June 15 announced new, lower lifetime Health Advisory Levels for...more

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EPA Announces No Safe Level for Two PFAS and $1 Billion in Funding

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On June 15, 2022, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The health advisories significantly lowered the level considered safe to...more

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PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021

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As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document, but this is not intended to be a...more

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EPA Announces Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 Final Rule Webinars

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two public meetings via webinar to cover a comprehensive overview of its most recent Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule ("UCMR"), UCMR 5. The two meetings will be...more

Downey Brand LLP

EPA outlines key PFAS regulatory developments on the horizon

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During the early stages of the Biden administration, efforts to regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, aka “PFAS,” were largely piecemeal and driven by various proposals in Congress. Last month, however, the U.S....more

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What Steve Martin Might Say About PFAS!

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All the pressure Congress is all of a sudden exerting on the Executive Branch of our Federal Government when it comes to PFAS brings to mind a great line by one of the great comics of my youth. Steve Martin exclaimed "you...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - November 2021 #3

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Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards - Associated Press – November 18 - The Biden administration took action this Thursday to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams,...more

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