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EPA’s Designation of Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA Will Have Wide-Ranging Impacts

On April 19, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication final rule and an associated enforcement policy concerning two common types of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS):...more

Industry not Breathing Easier Following Issuance of New Air Quality Standards for Fine Particulate Matter

On March 6, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its long-awaited reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). In...more

U.S. EPA's Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Dries Up Under Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

In a 9-0 ruling published on May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the U.S. EPA’s and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE's) use of the expansive “significant nexus” test to assert authority over adjacent wetlands as...more

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Approach to Regulating GHG Emissions from Existing Power Plants

On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in West Virginia v. EPA, a case challenging the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) authority to regulate...more

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