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A First-Class Ticket to Federal Court?

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Michigan Grapples With Airport Authority Over Application of Federal Officer Removal Statute in PFAS Litigation For the last several months, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (Airport) in Grand Rapids,...more

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FAA Reauthorization Act Creates PFAS Replacement Program for Airports

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President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan, bicameral Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 into law on May 16, 2024, extending many old provisions as well as creating new policy. One new provision is...more

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Federal Legislation Passed to Support Airports’ Transition to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams

On May 16, 2024, President Biden signed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the “Act”), which includes two provisions supporting airports’ transition to PFAS-free firefighting foams. Section 762 of the Act, also known as the...more

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PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

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On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more

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EPA Reopens Pandora’s Box with CERCLA Designations of PFOA & PFOS; Seeks to Minimize Apprehension with Enforcement Policy

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As our readers are likely familiar from our past blog posts here, here and here, in September 2022, EPA proposed to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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Federal Court Remands PFAS Lawsuit by Michigan AG Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority

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A federal judge has denied the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority‘s attempt to move an environmental lawsuit to federal court to be filed by Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel, alleging that per- and...more

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Michigan AG Brings PFAS Lawsuit Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority

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Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to...more

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USEPA Drills Down on Industry-Specific PFAS Issues and Progresses to Broader PFAS Regulation

For some time now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has been evaluating several industrial point sources for discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater and leachate. On January 31,...more

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