PFAS Regulatory Update: EPA Issues Updated Drinking Water Health Advisories
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s motion to lift the stay in the litigation challenging the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six PFAS chemicals (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA commonly known...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 30th report titled: Persistent Chemicals: Information on EPA’s Analysis of Costs for its PFAS Drinking Water Regulation (“Report”)....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
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 14th news release what it describes as an action that will “provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address” the perfluorooctanoic acid...more
On May 14, 2025, EPA issued a news release (available here) stating that the agency will maintain the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) promulgated in April 2024—but only with...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release on April 28 setting forth its “first, not the last” statement regarding “major” actions and initiatives it intends to undertake to address human health and...more
The new year will be a busy one for federal and state per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) regulations. There are a number of new federal rulemakings, including those under the Comprehensive Environmental...more
EPA’s Big Plans for 2023: Top Air Rulemakings We Are Watching - An environmental lawyer walks into a cocktail party. An often-asked question is: What is happening at EPA in your world? What should we be watching that...more
The agenda-setting document promises rulemakings across multiple EPA programs to expand the scope—and accelerate the pace—of PFAS regulation. The Biden administration continues the beat on PFAS regulation by releasing its...more
On April 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a controversial proposed rule seeking to restrict the types of scientific research and findings that the EPA can consider in...more
On Friday, February 6, California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”) published a letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) addressing issues with California’s Class II Oil and Gas...more