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EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS
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This week’s post is authored by Emilee Mooney Scott and is also available on Robinson+Cole’s Environmental Law + blog. Thank you to Emilee for contributing. Emilee is a partner in the firm’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group, focusing her practice on a variety of environmental compliance and transactional matters, including emerging contaminants.
In mid-March…
2023 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers
By Megan Baroni on
Posted in Environment
This week, we wrap up our forecast of annual trends with a focus on environmental, health, and safety issues that we expect many manufacturers may face this year.
1. ESG Developments
Last year, we reported on the SEC’s Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures. The SEC is expected to finalize this rule in 2023, perhaps as…
EPA Proposes to Designate PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
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Posted in Environmental Enforcement
Thank you to Emilee Mooney Scott for this post. Emilee is a member of Robinson+Cole’s Environment, Energy + Telecommunications practice group. She focuses her practice on environmental compliance, transactional and remediation matters, including matters related to emerging contaminants like PFAS.
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a Proposed…
EPA Establishes New Health Advisories for PFAS
By Megan Baroni on
Posted in Environment
Earlier this month, EPA set new lifetime health advisories for four per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – in some instances at levels lower than those that can be detected through laboratory testing. The new health advisories are listed below:
| PFAS | Health Advisory (in parts per trillion) |
| PFOA (perflurooctanoic acid) | 0.004 ppt |
| PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) |
EPA Unveils PFAS Action Plan
On Valentine’s Day, EPA showed a little love for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), announcing a sweeping plan to address PFAS contamination and protect public health. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that have been gaining a lot of attention, as described in our 2019 outlook. EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the…