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Ice Miller

[Webinar] Urgent Legal Update for Water Providers: AFFF, PFAS, and Your Options - July 9th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

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In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory and legal environment, drinking water providers are facing new and urgent challenges related to a class of emerging contaminants—PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” This webinar...more

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PENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95M

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On January 22, 2025, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced funding awards totaling $288.2M for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across 24 counties in...more

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Hazardous Substance Enforcement: Washington D.C. Attorney General and Potomac Electric Power Company Enter into Amended Consent...

The Attorney General for the District of Columbia (“AG”) and Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) entered into a First Amendment to Consent Decree (“Amended Decree”) addressing alleged releases of hazardous substances....more

Marshall Dennehey

What to Know About the EPA’s Proposed Nationwide Drinking Water Standards for So-Called ‘Forever Chemicals’

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Key Points: EPA’s proposed rules set low limits for “Forever Chemicals” in public drinking water. The EPA anticipates finalizing these regulations by the end of 2023. Upon finalization, utilities that operate public...more

Maron Marvel

Delaware Supreme Court Considers Responsibility for PCBs In the Environment

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The Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments in late March in a lawsuit on appeal by the State of Delaware seeking to hold Monsanto as a manufacturer responsible for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that have contaminated...more

Goldberg Segalla

Long Island Water Districts Settle Claims Arising from Alleged 1,4-Dioxane Contamination

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You may have read about the slew of lawsuits filed over the past few years by Long Island water districts seeking to recover damages arising from alleged contamination of drinking water supplies by 1,4-dioxane...more

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Endangered Rivers: American Rivers Announces 2018 List

The environmental organization American Rivers has released its annual report demoninated America’s Most Endangered Rivers 2018 (“List”). The organization American Rivers was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2016 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Lawmakers and Governor Brown claim major victory on climate change bills - Sacramento Bee - Aug 24 - California lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a pair of bills to sustain the...more

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