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Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Security with Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment (Trump EO...

This proclamation addresses the EPA’s April 5, 2024 final rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review, 89...more

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Maine Updates PFAS in Products Web Page, Includes Instructions for Submitting a CUU Proposal

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) updated its web page on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products on May 2, 2025. The updated page includes links to the April 2025 final rule on products...more

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Trichloroethylene Toxic Substances Control Act Rule: 124 Environmental Organizations Transmit Letter to U.S. Environmental...

124 community, environmental, public health, and other organizations jointly transmitted a March 2025 letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Zeldin asking that the agency: ...more

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EPA Delays Effective Date for PFAS Reporting Regulation to March 2025

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In February 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced it will delay the addition of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to its Toxics Release Inventory Report for the 2025 reporting year....more

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NJDEP’s Newly Adopted Amendments to Ground Water Quality Standards Will Significantly Impact Ongoing Remediation Projects in New...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has amended the Ground Water Quality Standards (GWQS), effective on February 3, 2025. The rule, as adopted, does not differ substantially from the January 2024...more

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EPA Delays Effective Date of TCE Risk Management Rule

On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Act (EPA) issued a final rule delaying the effective date of four rules, including the December 17, 2024, final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE) issued...more

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TSCA Confidentiality Protections Upheld by D.C. Circuit Court

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In a landmark decision, the D.C. Circuit Court invalidated an aspect of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule concerning confidential business information (CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The...more

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US Congress Employs Congressional Review Act to Target EPA Final Rule on TCE

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Republican lawmakers introduced on January 22, 2025 a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a US Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances...more

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Democratic AGs Pour Support into Limiting PFAS in Drinking Water

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in American Water Works Association v. EPA (No. 24-1188) supporting the EPA’s defense of its Final Rule establishing...more

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TCE and PCE Eliminated from Most Uses

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EPA late last year finalized rules banning use of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the United States and certain consumer uses of perchloroethylene (PCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Both chlorinated chemical...more

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EPA Argues PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels Are Lawful and in Accordance With Statutory Procedure

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On April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) promulgated the first-ever national, legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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EPA Adds Nine PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory for Reporting Year 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 6, 2025, that it is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act...more

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PFAS Legislative & Regulatory Developments Fourth Quarter 2024

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetically created organic chemical compounds that have been at the forefront of complex environmental and legal issues in recent years. While many PFAS...more

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The State AG Report – 01.09.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation...more

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EPA Continues Removing Confidential Business Info and De Minimis Exemptions for PFAS Chemicals

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While ringing in the New Year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the addition of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) pursuant to...more

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EPA Announces Automatic Addition of Nine Additional PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory

On January 3, 2025, EPA issued a press release announcing that nine additional PFAS had been added to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for Reporting Year 2025. These nine PFAS were automatically added to the TRI pursuant to...more

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PFAS Designation Rule Will Impact Operational Compliance, Enforcement, Litigation and Policy

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Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the federal Superfund law (PFAS Designation Rule) in September...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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EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more

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EPA Designates 2 PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19, 2024, announced its Final Rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more

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EPA Designates PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as Hazardous Substances under the...more

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EPA Finalizes Rule Designating PFAS Substances as Hazardous Constituents Under CERCLA

On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its long-awaited rule designating two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as “hazardous substances”...more

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PFAS Designated as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of the long-awaited final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under 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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EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, 2024, EPA announced its highly anticipated final rule designating two polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS")—perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid ("PFOS")—as "hazardous substances" under...more

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