On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an 8-month extension of EPA’s final reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7)...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed a petition filed by The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)’s Health Advisory Level (“HAL”) of...more
On June 28, 2024, in its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court held that its longstanding precedent granting deference to administrative agencies established in the 1984...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved two major settlements in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) that consolidated thousands of cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)...more
The Fifth Circuit issued a decision vacating two EPA orders directing Inhance Technologies (Inhance) to close its barrier technology facilities. As its basis for issuing the orders, EPA had identified Inhance’s fluorination...more
As previously reported, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) challenged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)’s Health Advisory Level (“HAL”) of 10 ppt for HFPO Dimer Acid, a.k.a. GenX, in the U.S....more
As previously reported, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) filed a Petition for Review with the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)’s Health...more
On January 23, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted EPA’s motion to dismiss a petition filed by the American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) challenging EPA’s interim...more
Those anticipating the EPA’s promised end-of-year drinking water regulations may have to wait for the new year. Per EPA’s rulemaking webpage, the agency’s anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for national primary...more