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MG+M The Law Firm

Did EPA Violate Statutory Authority in Promulgating PFAS MCLs?

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On October 7, 2024, two groups of plaintiffs challenged the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) April 26, 2024, rule that established Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Water Infrastructure Loans

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 6, 2024, announced the availability of $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding and $1 billion in State Infrastructure Financing...more

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Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

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Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions of dollars, and that has...more

MG+M The Law Firm

Actuaries Demonstrate EPA Severely Underestimated Water Remediation Costs

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On April 26, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the first-ever national, legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in...more

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EPA Action on “Forever Chemicals”

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are at the top of every environmental regulator’s list in 2024 and already this year the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken key steps toward regulating...more

Maron Marvel

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

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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fifteen California Cities and Water Districts File a Lawsuit on the Heels of EPA’s Announcement of MCLs for PFAS in Drinking Water

Two days after EPA announced Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS in drinking water, 15 California cities and water districts filed a lawsuit seeking injunctive relief and damages, based in part on the requirements...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

April 2024 is EPA’s Month of PFAS: National Drinking Water Requirements and So Much More

Background The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been extremely busy over the past few weeks with additional PFAS actions — and the designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA is expected...more

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EPA Issues the First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced its highly anticipated final National Drinking Water Regulation ("NPDWR") for six per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), which establishes...more

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EPA Finalizes National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Certain PFAS

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its proposed rule establishing National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for certain PFAS compounds. The final rule sets Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL)...more

Downey Brand LLP

USEPA Requires Monitoring and Treatment to Limit and Reduce PFAS in Drinking Water

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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation establishing the first national legally enforceable drinking water standards (Maximum Contaminant Levels...more

Maynard Nexsen

EPA Announces Final Drinking Water Limits for PFAS Compounds

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS compounds. The final rule follows issuance of a proposed rule on March 14, 2023, which was...more

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California EPA Adopts Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS

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The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) on April 5 set new public health goals for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, signaling the possibility of strict regulation by the state....more

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Sunshine may be among the best disinfectants but these PFAS defendants are fighting to keep their settlement with Rome, Georgia...

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Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously exclaimed sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. Of course the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Rome News-Tribune endorse that proposition. And, the newspapers...more

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3M tried to resolve its PFAS liability to water suppliers for $12.5 BILLION and almost 1/2 the States (including MA) are...

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In May I wrote about a manufacturer of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) excused from the PFAS Multi-District Litigation in South Carolina because its PFAS-related liabilities might exceed its assets which is something for a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers

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PFAS contamination in drinking water is under increasing regulatory scrutiny, not only from the EPA and other federal agencies, but state regulatory bodies across the country. The latest development comes from North Carolina,...more

Alston & Bird

PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2023 Q2 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA addresses PFAS for CERCLA, more states ban products containing “intentionally...more

Marshall Dennehey

What to Know About the EPA’s Proposed Nationwide Drinking Water Standards for So-Called ‘Forever Chemicals’

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Key Points: EPA’s proposed rules set low limits for “Forever Chemicals” in public drinking water. The EPA anticipates finalizing these regulations by the end of 2023. Upon finalization, utilities that operate public...more

Perkins Coie

EPA Proposes Stringent National Drinking Water Standards for Six PFAS

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For the first time and after much anticipation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for key “forever chemicals.” The proposed rule would establish near-zero...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

State PFAS Regulation Criteria and Fish Tissue Advisories – All in one place.

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State drinking water, surface water, groundwater regulation criteria, and now fish tissue consumption advisories, are all in one place—through an easy-to-use, interactive map. Regulations on per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

Troutman Pepper

Drinking Water on Tap: Money, Morality, and More with Tracy Mehan from the American Water Works Association - Reflections on Water...

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Tracy Mehan joins Dave Ross and Anna Wildeman to discuss his work as executive director of government affairs with the American Water Works Association and the flood of water topics inundating the drinking water sector,...more

King & Spalding

S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Water System Operator's Complaint Against Manufacturer for Alleged PFAS-Related Expenses

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Earlier this month, Judge Lewis Liman dismissed a water system operator’s complaint against several companies that allegedly manufactured, sold, licensed, and/or distributed PFAS and PFAS-containing products at a wide variety...more

Nossaman LLP

EPA Announces Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 Final Rule Webinars

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two public meetings via webinar to cover a comprehensive overview of its most recent Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule ("UCMR"), UCMR 5. The two meetings will be...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Congress Provides Substantial Funding for Variety of Water Projects in Infrastructure Law With Emphasis on Low Income Communities

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) contains significant water-related provisions, amounting to $82.5 billion in spending. Areas addressed by these provisions include drinking water safety, clean water more...more

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