More Pentagon PFAS Drinking Water Analyses Spurred by EPA Rule
The Department of Defense is reviewing the amount of PFAS in drinking water supplies at some of its sites due to the EPA’s recent rule limiting five “forever chemicals.”
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Most Uses of Methylene Solvent Banned Under Final EPA Rule
All consumer and most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride are prohibited under a final rule the EPA issued Tuesday as the first of several coming regulations restricting solvents.
New PFAS Designation Expected to Spark Rise in Superfund Sites
Companies will have to pay millions of dollars to clean up more contaminated sites due to the EPA’s new Superfund PFAS rule, but site selection will take time and use predictable criteria, mandated data, and established processes, attorneys said.
Ornua Must Face Claims Over PFAS in Kerrygold Butter Packaging
Ornua Foods North America Inc. failed to convince a federal court that a class action alleging that its Kerrygold Butter products contain PFAS should be dismissed on the pleadings.
Utilities’ PFAS Cleanup Costs and Risks Exacerbated by New Rule
Water utilities and companies that have either of two PFAS chemicals the EPA has deemed hazardous Superfund substances face tremendous uncertainty about how they should manage those wastes, according to industry representatives and attorneys following the significant agency rule.
Two PFAS Now Covered by Superfund, Boosting Liability Risk (2)
Two commonly detected and well-known PFAS are hazardous substances under the nation’s Superfund law, the EPA announced Friday, through a rule that’s intended to protect public health by cleaning up contaminated sites but expected to increase litigation.
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States Take Action on PFAS: Bloomberg Law Activity Tracker
States across the US are working to regulate and legislate “forever chemicals” with efforts from funding research to creating new environmental standards. Bloomberg Law is tracking these state-level regulatory and legislative developments in the PFAS State Activity Tracker.
PFAS: The 'Forever Chemicals'
The EPA says more than 600 PFAS chemicals are in the marketplace in the U.S. While states are racing to regulate PFAS, while the federal government lags.
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