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U.S. House Passes PFAS Action Act of 2021

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On Wednesday July 21, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill, H.R. 2467, passed 241-183 demonstrating its bipartisan support, with twenty-three Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in supporting … Continue reading →

Tagged CERCLA, EPA, hazardous substance, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS

Delaware Companies Agree to $50 Million PFAS Settlement

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul In what has been described by some as a landmark environmental justice resolution, on July 13, 2021, Delaware-based companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva agreed to pay Delaware $50 million according to a settlement reached in connection with … Continue reading →

Tagged environmental justice, PFAS, PFOA, Teflon

Environmental Justice: A Focus in Criminal Enforcement

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Amanda Reeve and Lucas J. Narducci The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“USEPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) released July 1, 2021 guidance establishing a process on which it will rely upon to advance its’ Environment Justice (“EJ”) goals. … Continue reading →

ADEQ & Governor Ducey Announce PFAS Funding for Tucson Water

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul On June 21, 2021, in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Governor Doug Ducey announced the provision of $2 million in state funding to facilitate the restart of Tucson Water –– a treatment … Continue reading →

Tagged ADEQ, DOD, PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl substances

Changes Coming Soon to a Due Diligence Project Near You!

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Chris Colyer

by Michael C. Ford Changes are on the way for ASTM’s Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I”) standard, the almost 30-year-old lynchpin of the transactional due diligence process. The American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) – the group … Continue reading →

Tagged ASTM E 1527, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Phase I ESA

EPA Announces COVID-19 Interim Field Work Guidance

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Chris Colyer

By Patrick Paul, Chris Colyer and Michael Ford On April 10, 2020, the U.S. EPA published “Interim Guidance on Site Field Work Decisions Due to Impacts of COVID-19.” Directed specifically to the Agency’s Regional Administrators, the interim guidance was issued for … Continue reading →

Tagged cleanup, coronavirus, COVID-19, EPA, interim guidance

Plaintiffs Seeking to Expand Scope of PFAS Actions

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Chris Colyer

by Mitchell J. Klein Because proving who is responsible for introducing PFAS contamination into water supplies can be difficult and expensive, and pursuing government entities such as military bases, firefighting training facilities and airports is particularly problematic, the manufacturers of PFAS-containing … Continue reading →

Tagged PFAS, water

EPA Seeks Comment on Further PFAS Regulation

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Chris Colyer

by Patrick J. Paul and Chris Colyer As previously reported in this blog, on December 4, 2019 EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking information on whether to include certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the … Continue reading →

Tagged EPA, EPCRA, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS

PFAS: The Forever Chemicals Gaining Regulatory Attention

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Chris Colyer

By Patrick Paul & Chris Colyer Although EPA announced an “action plan” on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) back in February, subsequent actions have been limited, that is, until recently. First created in the 1940s, PFAS are most commonly utilized … Continue reading →

Tagged Arizona, EPA, perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, polyfluoroalkyl

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