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Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On May 8, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its final rule designating two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) — specifically, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and...more

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EPA Officially Lists Key PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” Under Superfund

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On April 19, 2024, EPA issued its long-awaited Final Rule officially listing two key per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or so-called “forever chemicals,” as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive...more

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The Phase I Standard is Dead. Long Live the Phase I Standard.

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ASTM Standard E1527-13 died quietly on February 13, 2024, after a year of peaceful co-existence with its successor - ASTM Standard E1527-21. Both of the standards, which describe the methodology for conducting a Phase I...more

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ASTM E1527-21 is Now in Effect

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Seyfarth Synopsis: ASTM 1527-21 is now in effect.  The ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is evaluated every eight years.  The most recent update, ASTM E1527 – 21, approved by the United States...more

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Welcoming the New Year with EPA Revisions to the All Appropriate Inquiry Regulations

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On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule amending the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (“AAI”) to incorporate and adopt the American Society...more

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EPA Approves New Standard For Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

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On December 14, U.S. EPA issued a final rule adopting ASTM Standard E1527-21 for conducting Phase I environmental site assessments. Real estate developers, lenders and investors, and all purchasers of commercial property...more

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New ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA Standard Stuck in Limbo

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The long-anticipated new ASTM standard concerning Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs), which was finally expected to go into effect mid-May, is in limbo while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers...more

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The Complexity Associated with Setting Non-cancer Indoor Air Remediation Goals for Trichloroethylene Based on Short-term Exposure...

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Over the last few years, there has been increasing consideration of vapor intrusion in groundwater investigations, groundwater remedy selection, periodic reviews of the continued safety of already implemented groundwater...more

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EPA Proposes to no Longer Accept 2005 Version of ASTM Standards and Practices for Environmental Site Assessments as Basis for...

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On June 17, 2014, EPA published a Proposed Rule to no longer acknowledge the 2005 version of ASTM International’s recently updated version of its standard for environmental site assessments – Standard 1527-13 – to meet the...more

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EPA Proposes Change to Environmental Due Diligence Rule For Property Transactions

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For the second time in a year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to amend the “all appropriate inquiry” rule under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). ...more

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EPA Proposes to Delete Reference to Superseded 2005 ASTM Standard from “All Appropriate Inquiry” Rule

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On June 17, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency published a proposal to delete reference to the 2005 version of the ASTM Phase I environmental site assessment standard from the federal “all appropriate...more

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