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Recent PFOA Articles

20Apr, 2024

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law

By |Saturday, April 20th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In a landmark regulatory move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken decisive action to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as the Superfund law. This final ...

12Mar, 2023

The Environmental Catastrophe that is PFAS will see Movement in 2023

By |Sunday, March 12th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

Just two days after this article was posted EPA proposed legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six PFAS in drinking water. EPA anticipates finalizing the regulation by the end of 2023. The EPA announcement said, “that if fully implemented, the rule will ...

10Sep, 2022

EPA Proposes Designating PFAS as Hazardous

By |Saturday, September 10th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the “Superfund” law. The proposal applies to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid ...

20Aug, 2022

New Maryland Regulation all but Shuts Down Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

By |Saturday, August 20th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Maryland Department of the Environment has adopted regulations for the first time requiring the person conducting an environmental assessment, even when they are not the owner of the property (e.g., possibly a prospective contract purchaser of land or a consultant engaged in a lending ...

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