On Monday, the EPA rolled out what it dubbed a "sweeping proposal" for its approach to tackling PFAS issues. The EPA PFAS plan is a broad scale proposal to tackle PFAS issues on many levels, from testing requirements placed on industry, drinking water contamination...
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited New Hampshire earlier this week, accompanied by state representatives, to witness firsthand the efforts of the Merrimack Valley region to resolve PFAS water contamination issues. During his visit, Administrator Regan gave an...
On September 29, 2021, the EPA released its validated methodology for detection of 28 PFAS compounds in "oily matrices, such as pesticide products formulated in oil, petroleum distillates, or mineral oils." In the announcement for the EPA PFAS testing method, the EPA...
Last week, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it will hold its annual meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC), which will be held virtually on December 14, 2021. The...
On September 28, 2021, the state of California (through the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment) held a virtual workshop for proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for two types of PFAS - PFOA and PFOS. The release of proposed PHGs is extremely significant...
On September 23, 2021, Pennsylvania took another step towards enacting PFAS soil standards for cleanup processes in the state. It is important to note that the proposed soil concentrations would not create liability standards, at least not explicitly. Instead, the...
On September 14, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, which it is required to publish biennially under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for new effluent limitations guidelines. Plan 15 announces...
In June 2021, we detailed various PFAS lawsuits in Georgia stemming from alleged drinking water pollution from the carpet manufacturing industry based in Dalton, Georgia (the "carpet capital of the world"). The lawsuits allege that the numerous carpet manufacturers in...
PFAS in cosmetics has received steadily increasing media attention and with the publication of a June 15, 2021 scientific study in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Letters, the attention on this issue suddenly increased significantly at the...
In recent years, significant media attention has been given to PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) and the impact that the chemicals can have on human health and our drinking water supplies. The chemicals have traditionally been manufactured and utilized by...