The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released a final regulation setting individual drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for five per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These MCLs are incredibly stringent due to EPA’s stated concerns...

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Demystifying PFAS in Remedial Regulatory Processes

Don Sobelman is a speaker at the RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit for the session "Demystifying PFAS in Remedial Regulatory Processes." Session Overview: Federal agencies have been addressing PFAS under CERCLA at their facilities...

News

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances

Don Sobelman provided expert commentary in the Chemical & Engineering News article "EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances." Excerpt from the article: Lawyers are warning anyone purchasing an industrial site where PFOA...

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“Forever Chemicals” – New and Evolving Regulatory/Litigation Risks Associated with PFAS

Sarah Bell, Christopher Rendall-Jackson and Don Sobelman will present on '“Forever Chemicals – New and Evolving Regulatory/Litigation Risks Associated with PFAS" at Farella's Client MCLE Day.

Publication

New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...