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PFAS Hazardous Substances Designation Goes into Effect

New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, which went into effect on July 8, 2024, designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and isomers as hazardous...more

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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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PFAS: The Rising Tide of Regulatory Compliance and Litigation Risks

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EPA Strengthens Focus on PFAS - Late last month, U.S. EPA finalized a rule requiring current and historical manufacturers and importers of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS-containing materials to report on PFAS...more

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CERCLA’n the Wagons: Even as it Seeks to Expand PFAS Regulations, EPA Will Not Enforce Rules Against Certain Groups

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Since early 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency has pursued authority to establish a rule designating PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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Final NESHAP for Metal Coating Manufacturers Triggers Initial Performance Tests and Control Technology

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EPA recently revised the national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants for certain coating manufacturers. The result is new performance tests and controls for existing affected sources adding metal hazardous air...more

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NJDEP Announces PFAS Interim Guidelines

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To continue combating environmental contamination, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued new regulations this week, which take immediate effect for four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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The EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap Indicates Considerable New Regulations are Imminent.

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On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued its highly anticipated PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024, setting forth a three-year multi-agency strategy to address...more

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The CSB Adopts Final Accidental-Release Reporting Regulations

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) adopted regulations on February 21, 2020, under the Clean Air Act requiring the reporting of certain accidental releases. Their purpose is to enable the CSB to...more

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EPA’s New Refinery Rule—Next Generation Compliance in Action

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a new air pollution rule in September that illustrates how EPA is implementing its next generation compliance ideas. The rule governs hazardous air emissions from...more

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New Year Brings New Coal Ash Regulations and New Legislative Proposals

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December 19, 2014 marked the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce its final decision regarding a new regulatory scheme for coal ash disposal (Coal Combustion Residuals or CCR). The new...more

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