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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

Best Best & Krieger LLP

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designates Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a regulation designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and isomers, as hazardous substances...more

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Update on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

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We have been closely monitoring the progress of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule to designate perfluorooctanic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”), two per- and...more

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National Priorities List/Superfund: District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a July 18th decision a challenge to a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“Superfund”) National...more

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Supreme Court to Again Consider the Interplay Between a CERCLA Cost Recovery and Contribution Action

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Liability for clean-up of hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA," "Act" or "Superfund") can be extremely costly, amounting to hundreds of millions of...more

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EPA May Ignore Mitigation System and Use of Industrial Facility in National Priorities Listing

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Deferring to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected a challenge to the first-ever listing of a site on the Superfund National Priorities List under recent regulatory...more

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CERCLA and the Superfund Task Force: The more things change, the more they stay the same? - Thomson Reuters Westlaw

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 9601, known as CERCLA or the Superfund law, was enacted in 1980 during the final days of the Carter administration. It was intended to...more

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Superfund/CERCLA National Priority List: Blog Post Notes Addition of Two Sites (Mississippi/Texas) Based Solely on Vapor Intrusion...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) added five sites to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“Superfund”) National Priority List (“NPL”). See 83 Fed. Reg. 46408. ...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EPA Lists First Sites to NPL for Vapor Intrusion

Last week, EPA added two sites to the National Priorities List (NPL), a list of sites of national priority for known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, solely for the risks posed by vapor intrusion. ...more

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National Priorities List/Superfund: D.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Listing...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) overturned a determination by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). See Genuine Parts Co. v. EPA, No. 16-1416, 2018 WL 2271086...more

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EPA Task Force Report to Revitalize the Superfund Program

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Businesses and industries across the country which own or have interests in facilities and properties that may come under the broad scope of these new Superfund “Recommendations” will need to stay attuned...more

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