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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Hybrid Event] PFAS Update Seminar - Sweeping PFAS Cleanup Liability on the Horizon - May 7th, Washington, DC

Join Kelley Drye for a seminar on the latest regulatory developments that are likely to usher in expansive new liability for the release and remediation of some of the most widely utilized per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

Clark Hill PLC

EPA Changes Requirements For Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser To Conform With Updated ASTM E1527-21 Standard

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Because the courts have interpreted the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as a strict liability statute holding owners in the chain of title liable...more

Troutman Pepper

North Carolina Court Rules Predecessor Company Liable If AG’s Environmental Lawsuit Succeeds

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In February 2018, Ohio become the first state to sue DuPont alleging that the company had released perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the environment. Since then, multiple state attorneys general (AG) have continued to weigh...more

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Nine PFAS Compounds Proposed to be Hazardous Constituents Under RCRA

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two proposed rules in the Federal Register that would expand the EPA’s authority to address certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under...more

Nossaman LLP

EPA Takes Next Step in PFAS Regulations – Proposing Adding Nine PFAS as Hazardous Constituents

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On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is proposing to list nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

EPA Delays PFAS CERCLA Designation, Other PFAS Regulatory Efforts on Schedule

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Spring 2023 Unified Agenda, released on June 13, 2023, extends EPA’s estimated publication of a final rule designating certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—namely...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed EPA Rule Would Designate Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

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​​​​​​​On August 26, the EPA published a proposed rule that would designate PFOS and PFOA chemicals as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more

Maron Marvel

Navigating PFAS "Reopener" Liabilities

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In recent years, there has been no shortage of articles and conferences on the coming wave of PFAS litigation, and with good reason. Heightened scrutiny and tightening regulation by USEPA, the ever-growing AFFF MDL, and the...more

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Contamination/Asset Purchase Agreement: Federal Appellate Court Interprets Indemnification Provision

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Opinion the indemnification provision of an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) involving contamination that was identified...more

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Construction/Debris Landfills: Illinois Attorney General Files Action Alleging Acceptance of Prohibited Waste

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced in a news release that her office filed two lawsuits against the owner of two LaSalle County, Illinois, clean construction or debris demolition (“CCDD”) facilities. The...more

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New EPA Guidance Gives Long-Term Tenants Direct Access to the Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense and Greater Protection from...

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Newly issued guidance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) suggests that prudent long-term tenants of commercial and industrial properties should conduct environmental due diligence before entering into a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Is EPA Considering Allowing PCB Cleanups to Proceed Under RCRA, Rather Than TSCA? I'll Believe It When I See It (And I Hope I See...

One headline in today’s Daily Environment Report stated that “EPA Considers PCB Regulatory Reform Amid State Regulator Criticism of Program.” Even my advanced sarcasm skills failed me on reading this. I’ll therefore settle...more

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