On April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the first enforceable federal drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stay of its final rules on climate-related disclosures. As detailed in our previous advisory on the topic, days after the final rules were issued in...more
Ending two years of anticipation over the final contours of its controversial foray into requiring a sweeping range of public company disclosures of business risks associated with climate change, the U.S. Securities and...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement arm intends to focus the Agency’s remediation and cost-recovery efforts under the federal Superfund law on manufacturers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and...more
On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed the long-awaited appointment of David Uhlmann as the new Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Enforcement and Compliance Division. Mr. Uhlmann...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released proposed national drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)—a key...more
A new study conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and released on January 17, 2023, found that fish consumption across the United States is a significant source of PFAS exposure, especially in communities that...more