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Publications

April 29, 2026 Perspectives

EPA Releases Updated Guidance on Destruction and Disposal of PFAS-Containing Materials

April 22, 2026 Perspectives

EPA Proposes Regulating All PFAS Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

April 13, 2026 Perspectives

EPA Further Revises Reporting Period for PFAS Reporting Requirements Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)

March 27, 2026 Articles

In Brief: Environmental Assessment in USA (California)

March 27, 2026 Articles

At a Glance: Key Environmental Legislation in USA (California)

February 23, 2026 Perspectives

EPA Releases List of Significant Actions Taken to Address PFAS Contamination and Announces Formation of PFAS Coordinating Group

January 21, 2026 Perspectives

FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Determine Safety of Most PFAS in Cosmetic Products

December 29, 2025 Perspectives

December 5, 2025: EPA FAQs Clarify How Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Impact Brownfields Grant Funding

December 3, 2025 Articles

PFAS or Not?: TOF Analysis Poses Tough Challenges for Identifying PFAS

ABA Environmental & Energy Litigation Committee

December 3, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Proposes Amendments to PFAS Reporting Requirements Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)

December 1, 2025 Perspectives

EPA’s New Webpage States that Pesticides Containing a Single Fluorinated Compound Do Not Contain PFAS

November 11, 2025 Perspectives

California Updates PFAS Notification and Response Levels in Drinking Water

November 10, 2025 Perspectives

California Initiates Development of Public Health Goal for PFHxS in Drinking Water

October 24, 2025 Articles

Risks Remain for Housing Developers After Recent CEQA Reforms

The Recorder

October 16, 2025 Perspectives

Supreme Court Denies Review of Ruling That Party Found Liable Under CERCLA Section 107 Not Entitled To Declaratory Relief Under Section 107

October 16, 2025 Perspectives

Governor Newsom Vetoes SB 682 Due to Concerns With the Impact on Affordable Cooking Products

October 13, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Expands PFAS TRI Reporting: PFHxS-Na Now Subject to Disclosure Requirements

September 22, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Confirms Intent to Maintain CERCLA Listing of PFOA and PFOS, Plans for Upcoming PFAS Rulemaking

September 9, 2025 Webinar

Forever Chemicals and the Wine Industry A New Vintage of Liability Concerns (Webinar)

August 28, 2025 Perspectives

Court Extends Stay Again in PFAS CERCLA Challenge

August 8, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Request To Lift Stay in PFAS Suit Granted by D.C. Circuit

August 6, 2025 Articles

Legislation Banning “Forever Chemicals” in Food Packaging in California by 2028 Will Likely Become Law

July 28, 2025 Articles

Risks Remain For Housing Developers After Recent CEQA Reforms

July 11, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Seeks a Fourth Abeyance to Reassess Its 2024 Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

June 6, 2025 Perspectives

Sixth Circuit Rules that Party Found Liable under CERCLA Section 107 Is Not Entitled to Declaratory Relief for Future Cleanup Costs under Section 107

June 4, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Continues Reassessment of its 2024 Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

May 19, 2025 Articles

Calif. Climate Superfund Bill Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles

Law360

May 15, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Announces It Will Keep Drinking Water Limits for PFOA and PFOS, But Rescind Limits for Four Other PFAS Compounds

May 12, 2025 Perspectives

EPA Announces Interim Rule Further Delaying TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting by Nine Months

April 29, 2025 Perspectives

Comment Period Extended Again for Federal PFOA/PFOS Risk Assessment for Sewage Sludge Applied to Agricultural Land as Fertilizer

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