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Hazardous Substances Superfund Proposed Rules

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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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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

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U.S. EPA Proposes to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA, Bringing Superfund Back Into the Discussion

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has released its long-anticipated Proposed Rule to designate the “forever” chemicals PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental...more

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EPA Says No Risk from CERCLA Financial Assurance Exemptions for Three Named Industries

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EPA has promulgated a final rule declining to impose final assurance requirements on the electric power, petroleum and coal manufacturing, and chemical manufacturing industries to clean up spills of hazardous substances. ...more

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