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States Step Up as Federal PFAS Regulations Retreat

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Federal Rollbacks Prompt State Action - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump Administration has announced plans to rescind and reconsider key portions of the 2024 PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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Cloudy Waters: The Legal and Financial Implications of New PFAS Legislation

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In 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for six PFAS chemicals in drinking water. That rule set MCLs of 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)...more

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House Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Toxic Substances Control Act for January 22, 2025

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The Subcommittee on Environment of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has announced that its first hearing of the 119th Congress will focus on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The hearing, “A Decade Later:...more

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PFAS in Food Packaging: State-by-state Regulations - Updated March 2024

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In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, twelve states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food containers and packaging...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Turbulence Ahead for the Clean Water Act: Agencies Redefine “Waters of the United States” as SCOTUS Prepares to Rule in Sackett v....

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday published a final rule defining “Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, which determines the extent of federal regulatory authority...more

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Implications of New Lautenberg Act’s Sweeping Changes to Toxic Substances Control Act

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President Obama signed HR 2576, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), into law on June 22, 2016. The Lautenberg Act makes significant changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

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