Regulatory Oversight, Toxic Chemicals, Pollution Control

Hopefully EPA Will Soon Pass Judgment on New Technologies to Destroy PFAS

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/6/2025

On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced "major EPA actions to combat PFAS contamination." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that he has "long been concerned about PFAS and the efforts to...more

EPA’s Draft Strategic Plan Emphasizes Environmental Justice

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law + on 10/18/2021

On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new Draft Strategic Plan for 2022 through 2026 (Strategic Plan). EPA is required to develop the Strategic Plan to communicate EPA’s priorities...more

PFAS Regulation Update

Sullivan & Worcester on 3/6/2019

EPA Steps into the Mix While States Continue Swift Action in Light of Potential Health Risks - In a prior posting, we noted the proliferation of state legislative and regulatory activity involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

EPA Unveils Its Long-Awaited PFAS Action Plan –Does It Represent Any Progress?

Downey Brand LLP on 2/20/2019

On February 14, 2019, EPA unveiled its action plan for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are highly fluorinated manmade compounds that are reported to have a variety of adverse health effects. PFAS are...more

EPA Releases Anticipated PFAS Action Plan

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2019

On Feb. 14, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler held a live-streamed press conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania describing the release of EPA's anticipated PFAS Action...more

EPA Catches Up On PFAS

Snell & Wilmer on 2/15/2019

If you haven’t heard of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), you likely will soon. Like DDT, PCBs, asbestos, and MTBE before it, PFAS are a class of chemicals that have been used in a wide variety of commercial and...more