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PFAS Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Levels Set

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Over the next five years, U.S. EPA hopes its new national drinking water standard will reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) compounds in drinking water to almost zero as a way to prevent potential health risks...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Attorney General’s Office Files PFAS Lawsuit

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The California Attorney General’s Office has turned its focus to PFAS, filing litigation that is likely to be one of the larger of the hundreds of PFAS-related lawsuits currently pending throughout the country. On November...more

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California Becomes First Government in World to Require Microplastics Testing for Drinking Water

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On September 7, 2022, California became the first government in the world to require microplastics testing for drinking water, an emerging contaminant that is found throughout the environment. The State Water Resources...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Previous Decision on RCRA Liability for Water Supplier

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On July 1, 2022 a panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a superseding opinion in California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, Appeal No. 20-16605, withdrawing its previous opinion in the same case and reaching the opposite...more

Clark Hill PLC

California’s PFAS Journey

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There has been considerable discussion about potential health and environmental risks from a family of chemicals generally known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). There are many family members and from a risk...more

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