July 30, 2024   In a significant show of partnership, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of the Army (Army or Department) announced on July 26 a joint effort aimed at addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water near Army installations.   Under the initiative, EPA […]

June 3, 2024   On May 29, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a unilateral emergency order (Order) to the U.S. Air Force (AF) and Arizona Air National Guard (AANG) pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1431 for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination from the two parties impacting

April 22, 2024   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking historic action to designate two perfluorinated compounds as hazardous substances under one of the nation’s cleanup laws, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The Agency announced the final rule in a press release on April 19. The rule

April 11, 2024   On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalization of the first-ever national drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This final rule sets enforceable limits for five individual PFAS and mixtures of a combination of up to four PFAS in drinking water.   PFAS are

April 10, 2024   On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—Version 2 (2024). This is the first update of the Agency’s original per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) destruction and disposal interim

March 28, 2024   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the fourth in a series of orders under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring testing of a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). This action comes under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy (Strategy), a strategy the Agency has developed to

February 9, 2024   On February 8, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed two new rules that will support the use of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action authorities to require cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The first rule proposes to add nine PFAS compounds to the

January 15, 2024   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a Significant New Use Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on January 11, 2024 requiring a complete EPA review and risk determination prior to manufacture or processing of 329 inactive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The rule goes into effect on March

January 10, 2024   On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the addition of seven additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting for the 2024 reporting year.   The TRI was established under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and