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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two of the most anticipated environmental regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS—in the past two weeks: listing of PFOA and PFOS as...more
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In case you missed it, please follow this link to find a King & Spalding roundtable discussion on the broad implications of EPA’s proposed rulemaking to designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous substances....more
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On August 26, the EPA announced their long-anticipated proposed rule to designate two PFAS substances, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive...more
In the first designation of its kind, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication proposed rule on August 26, 2022, designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more
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