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Carolinas Environmental Legislative Update

Williams Mullen on 6/4/2024

Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more

EPA’s Landmark PFAS Drinking Water Standards

Perkins Coie on 4/16/2024

The final rule on the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 10, 2024. This Update summarizes...more

USEPA Announces Final Drinking Water Standards for Six PFAS

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 4/15/2024

In much anticipated news for followers of PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals," USEPA announced today final, enforceable drinking water standards (MCLs) for six PFAS, including PFOS and PFOA at 4 parts per trillion. EPA...more

2023 Federal PFAS Regulatory Recap

BCLP on 2/8/2024

As expected, 2023 was an expansive year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took (or at least proposed)...more

EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law + on 3/24/2023

Last week EPA released its proposal for the first set of Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) under the Clean Water Act for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In contrast to non-enforceable health advisory levels...more

EPA Releases a Cumulative Impacts Addendum to its Environmental Justice Tool Kit

King & Spalding on 1/19/2023

On January 11, 2023, EPA’s Office of the General Counsel released a Cumulative Impacts Addendum (“Addendum”) to its May 2022 publication Legal Tools To Advance Environmental Justice, continuing to signal its focus on...more

EPA Issues Guidance Pushing States to use NDPES Permits to Reduce PFAS Discharges

Stinson LLP on 12/14/2022

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued guidance advising states how to use National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements to restrict the discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

EPA Responds to Petition for PFAS Rulemaking

Lathrop GPM on 11/8/2021

EPA announced plans to initiate two rulemakings involving PFAS, one that would list four PFAS compounds as Hazardous Constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal hazardous waste law, and...more

EPA Takes Action on PFAS in Waste Water

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/22/2021

In September 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Preliminary Plan 15”) which includes two new rulemakings that are intended to reduce Per- and...more

U.S. House Passes PFAS Action Act of 2021

Snell & Wilmer on 7/23/2021

On Wednesday July 21, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill, H.R. 2467, passed 241-183 demonstrating its bipartisan support, with twenty-three Republicans joining their...more

PFAS Legislation Aims to Impact Clean Water Utilities

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 7/24/2019

The United States House of Representatives has passed per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) legislation as part of annual amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), H.R. 2500. Two last-minute...more

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