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CERCLA PFAS Comment Period Closes
We previously reported on the EPA's long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. The public comment period for the CERCLA PFAS proposed rule closed on November 7, 2022, so the EPA will now undertake a review of the...
EPA’s Contaminant List Includes All PFAS
We previously reported on the EPA's announcement for its Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which contemplated listing all PFAS as an entire class on the Contaminant List. On October 28, 2022, the EPA issued its prepublication version of the final CCL 5...
PFAS Legislative Developments (October 2022)
October 2022 PFAS Legislative Developments October Legislation Tracking (Oct 1, 2022 – Oct 31, 2022)Current Trends in Legislation – Ocotber 2022 Grants for PFAS Agricultural Contamination Federal Level Key point addressed: Authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to...
John Gardella Invited PFAS Speaker At IADC Executive Committee Event
On Wednesday, November 16 at 12pm Central, the IADC's Insurance Executives committee will hold its latest Executive Forum call. The call will also be open to the Insurance and Reinsurance, Environmental and Energy Law, and the Toxic and Hazardous Substances...
Whitney Barrows To Provide Opening Remarks At DRI Asbestos Medicine
CMBG3 Law's Whitney Barrows will be at the DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference in San Diego from November 2 through November 4, 2022, and had the honor of being asked to provide opening remarks and introduce the speakers for the Young Lawyers' Sessions on Thursday,...
John Gardella To Speak At Perrin PFAS Webinar
On November 30, 2022, John Gardella will speak at Perrin's incredibly timely virtual event entitled "One Year Since EPA's PFAS Roadmap - Updates and Preparation for 2023." This free CLE webinar will take place from 2:00 - 3:30pm ET. John and his fellow panelists will...
Prop 65 PFAS Notices Increasing In Number
We previously reported on several significant actions by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) listing six types of PFAS as chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm - PFOA, PFOS, PFDA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFUnDA. At the time,...
PFAS and Environmental Justice Cross Paths Again
Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report detailing its findings with respect to PFAS and environmental justice community impacts. The GAO utilized data from six states (Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio and Vermont)...
Pennsylvania PFAS Drinking Water Standards Set
Last week, Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted in favor of establishing drinking water standards for PFOA at 14 parts per trillion (ppt) and PFOS at 18 ppt. The Pennsylvania PFAS drinking water standard would require water companies and municipalities to...
New Jersey PFAS Soil Standards Set
Last year, we provided an update regarding Pennsylvania's ground-breaking PFAS soil standards for remediation. Last week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published interim soil remediation standards for four PFAS compounds: PFNA, PFOA,...
New York PFAS Drinking Water Standards May Expand
Last week, the New York Department of Health (DOH) proposed adding four PFAS to the New York PFAS drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS. Under the DOH proposal, PFDA, PFNA, PFHxS and PFHpA would be added to the state's regulated chemicals list, with Maximum...
PFAS Drinking Water Rule Proposed By EPA
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the EPA formally sent its proposed PFAS drinking water rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for consideration and approval or rejection. While the details of the rule under consideration are not yet known, what is evident...