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PFAS Regulatory Update: EPA Issues Updated Drinking Water Health Advisories
On July 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew significant new use rules (SNURs) proposed under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemicals derived from waste plastic...more
On August 1, EPA’s comment period on its proposal to grant Texas “primacy” over permitting and enforcement of Class VI underground injection wells closed, marking another milestone in the expansion of state-managed Carbon...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines recent federal actions that may reshape federal greenhouse gas (GHG) vehicle emissions standards as well as California’s and other states’ authority to set and...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 29 proposed to repeal its landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health. The EPA’s so-called endangerment finding, issued in 2009, is a formal...more
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a June 26th Hearing titled: A Decade Later: A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection...more
On June 17, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to approve Texas’s application for primary permitting and enforcement responsibility (primacy) for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration wells...more
The proposal could accelerate the permitting process for carbon capture and storage projects in the state. On June 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a proposed rule that, if approved, would...more
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed granting the State of Texas primary enforcement authority—commonly referred to as “primacy”—over the permitting and regulation of Class VI underground...more
On June 9, 2025, EPA issued a prepublication version of the proposed rule granting Class VI underground injection control (“UIC”) primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) to Texas. Class VI UIC wells are used for the...more
The proposal could accelerate the permitting process for projects in the state, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects....more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced several actions in recent weeks that shed light on the Trump administration’s approach to PFAS regulation....more
“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more
According to an anonymous US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee, the agency is considering whether to propose a rule that would require the agency to reevaluate the health and environmental risks of certain...more
When evaluating legal risk relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), most businesses typically consider wastewater, groundwater, or soil impacts, not air emissions. However, state and federal regulatory...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) is holding on April 10th a Water Quality Standards (“WQS”) Workgroup meeting to consider (among other things): Draft Procedure for applying mussels absent ammonia...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 22nd Federal Register Notice a proposed rule that would approve portions of the revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)....more
Not a day seems to go by in recent weeks without multiple articles and media hits on controversies over gas stoves. Across the U.S., opponents of gas stoves have implemented a coordinated effort by government regulators,...more
Ohio EPA has provided notice of proposed amendments to its Accidental Release Prevention Program/Risk Management Program rules, which are found in Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-104. Many of Ohio EPA’s proposed changes...more
I noted in yesterday’s post about the NHTSA proposal to withdraw the SAFE I Rule that EPA was expected to follow the NHTSA action by restoring the Clean Air Act Section 209 waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Car program....more
Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on March 1st a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would amend the regulations for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (“CCR”) from electric...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 20th Federal Register Notice containing a proposed rule that would approve an Arkansas Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 82 Fed....more