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Leading the Way: New EPA Rule Gives 10 Years to Replace Lead Drinking Water Service Lines

Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) announced on Oct. 8, 2024, EPA has shifted its focus from addressing lead exceedances in drinking water to preventing lead in...more

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Balancing Fluoride and Public Health: The Safe Drinking Water Act has Fluoride in its Crosshairs

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The relationship between fluoride in public water supplies and the regulatory framework of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) has gained renewed scrutiny following the recent Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. EPA case. Fluoride,...more

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Drinking Water State Revolving Funds: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases 2023 Annual Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released on October 17th its: 2023 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Report (“Report”). ...more

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GenX/Safe Drinking Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Reviewability of Health Advisory

The United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a July 23rd Opinion an issue arising out of publication of a health advisory by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). See Chemours...more

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EPA's explanation that PFAS are unsafe in minute concentrations is turning out to have serious ramifications for many, including...

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Lara Beaven of Inside PFAS Policy reports that Maine farmers have joined litigation against the Environmental Protection Agency for not yet regulating the presence of PFAS in sewage sludge. The plaintiffs in that litigation...more

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From Emerging Compounds to Forever Chemicals - Navigating Evolving Regulation of and Responsibility for PFAS in the Environment

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become a focal point of regulatory scrutiny nationwide due to their persistent environmental presence and potential health risks. For businesses, navigating the evolving...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The looming BPS warning deadline, Chris Rendall-Jackson

On December 29, 2023, OEHHA listed bisphenol S (BPS) under Prop 65 as a chemical known to the State of California to cause female reproductive toxicity. In its Evidence on the Female Reproductive Toxicity of Bisphenol S,...more

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EPA Finalizes National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Six PFAS

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of its long-awaited National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (Regulation) for six classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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EPA Finalizes Superfund and Drinking Water PFAS Rules

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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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PFAS Designated as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of the long-awaited final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under the...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

EPA’s New PFAS Regulations and What That Means

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (the “Regulation”) which established legally enforceable levels called Maximum Contaminant Levels...more

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PFAS Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Levels Set

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Over the next five years, U.S. EPA hopes its new national drinking water standard will reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) compounds in drinking water to almost zero as a way to prevent potential health risks...more

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PFAS MCL Summary

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On April 8, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a final rule regulating six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The final rule,...more

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Senate Committee Convenes Hearing to Examine PFAS as Hazardous Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule on Sept. 6, 2022, to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), along with their structural isomers, as hazardous...more

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January 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results...more

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December 2023 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more

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Hidden Consequences/How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water Programs: Association of State Drinking...

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) issued a December 2023 report titled: Hidden Consequences – How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water Programs (“Report”)...more

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Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Strengthening Provisions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on November 30th what it denominates as the proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements” (“LCRI”). EPA’s rationale for the proposed rule is the health effects...more

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EPA’s Proposed Rules Would Severely Limit PFAS Levels Permissible in Drinking Water

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Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published new proposed rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act that will severely limit the levels of certain substances of a man-made family of chemicals,...more

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North Carolina Setting for EPA Announcement of Proposal to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water

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EPA’s Proposed Rule - Wilmington, North Carolina was the setting for EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s announcement of a new regulatory proposal for so-called “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more

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EPA Publishes Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Regulation

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 29, 2023, published in the Federal Register its long-awaited proposal to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)...more

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EPA Proposes New Rules on “Forever Chemicals” in Wastewater

On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will seek to promulgate new rules for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), also known as “forever chemicals,” in public water...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS Compounds

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On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). PFAS are a category of...more

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How Low Did U.S. EPA Go--U.S. EPA Issues Its Long-Awaited Draft PFAS Drinking Water Standards

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Almost two years to the date after U.S. EPA issued its regulatory determination for contaminants on the forth Contaminant Candidate List, U.S. EPA has issued its draft rule setting drinking water limits for several PFAS...more

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U.S. EPA Adopts Expanded Definition of PFAS on Its Drinking Water Contaminants List

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On November 2, 2022, U.S. EPA released the pre-publication version of the fifth contaminant candidate list (CCL 5) containing 66 chemicals, 12 microbes, and three chemical groups (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more

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