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EPA Designates Two PFAS Substances as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, 2024, just nine days after finalizing the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard for six individual per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Agency designated PFOA and PFOS, two...more

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October PFAS Regulatory Update

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In October 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two separate but analogous rulemakings – one under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and one under the Emergency Planning and Community...more

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US EPA Issues Final Rule on PFAS Relating to Community Right-to-Know and Pollution Prevention Acts

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On October 18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention submitted a final rule for publication in the Federal Register, amending 40 CFR Part 372, involving reporting...more

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EPA’s Mandatory PFAS Reporting Rule Under TSCA Includes Thousands of Products, No Exemptions for Impurities or Imported Articles

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On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to require reporting under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...more

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Minnesota Announces PFAS Rulemaking

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Minnesota has begun enacting substantive rules and standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In May, Minnesota enacted a PFAS statute that defines PFAS, creates a reporting requirement, and bans sale or...more

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EPA’s Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda Updates Actions for PFAS Strategic Roadmap

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On October 18, 2021, EPA announced EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap (“Roadmap”) which outlines EPA’s comprehensive agency wide approach for addressing PFAS. The Roadmap contains timelines for EPA to take actions to address PFAS....more

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Environmental Notes - January 2022

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New Approach: Proposed PFAS Regulation Erodes TSCA Exemptions - EPA’s proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may be...more

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EPA outlines key PFAS regulatory developments on the horizon

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During the early stages of the Biden administration, efforts to regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, aka “PFAS,” were largely piecemeal and driven by various proposals in Congress. Last month, however, the U.S....more

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EPA Takes Action on PFAS in Waste Water

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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

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Illinois EPA Proposes PFAS Standards

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) released new proposed groundwater quality standards for select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The new standards were released as a discussion draft of proposed...more

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California’s New Priority Product Under SCP Program: Carpets/Rugs Containing PFAS

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California's Department of Toxic Substances Control recently proposed to add carpets and rugs containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a Priority Product under the state’s Safer Consumer Products...more

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EPA’s Wide-Ranging Rule on Perfluoroalkyl Substances

EPA continues its regulation of PFAS by shifting focus to the importation of certain PFAS-containing articles. - EPA goes for the low-hanging fruit by using TSCA to restrict the importation of long-chain PFAS that already...more

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Pennsylvania Proposes PFAS Cleanup Standards

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Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) proposed an amendment to Act 2, Pennsylvania's Brownfield and voluntary cleanup program. ...more

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Addition of Certain PFAS Substances/Toxic Chemical Release Reporting: National Association of Clean Water Agencies' Comments on...

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted February 2nd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) to add...more

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ANOTHER Chemical Release Reporting Obligation????

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more

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NDAttention – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Adds Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals to TRI

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on Further PFAS Regulation

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As previously reported in this blog, on December 4, 2019 EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking information on whether to include certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the list...more

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PFAS Update: EPA Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

Earlier this year, we wrote about EPA’s PFAS Action Plan, the agency’s blueprint for addressing contamination and protecting public health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ...more

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Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances/Community Right-to-Know Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposal”) discussing the possibility of adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)...more

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EPA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  EPA, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, requests comments on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the TRI chemical list....more

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Draft Risk Evaluations Released for HBCD and 1,4-Dioxane

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Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft risk evaluations for cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster (HBCD) and 1,4-Dioxane, triggering a 60-day public comment period. ...more

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Michigan Governor Moves to Establish Enforceable PFAS Limits

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On March 29, 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the formation of a science advisory workgroup and her order for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), formally the Michigan Department of...more

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The EPA's New Action Plan: Changes Underway for PFAS, PFOA and PFOS Oversight

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In February of 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its plan to continue to lead the national effort to reduce risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination by implementing a new PFAS Action...more

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Implications of New Lautenberg Act’s Sweeping Changes to Toxic Substances Control Act

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President Obama signed HR 2576, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), into law on June 22, 2016. The Lautenberg Act makes significant changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

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