PFAS Perspectives

Smart Business

(By Adam Burroughs featuring Jean Mosites)

Fluorinated chemicals, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a large and diverse family of chemical compounds used in myriad consumer, commercial and industrial products. …

Pittsburgh Business Times

(By Jean Mosites)

We all use them: consumer electronics, textiles, paper packaging, nonstick cookware, chrome plating, paints, varnishes, and stain repellents for carpeting and upholstery. …

Environmental Alert

(By Matt Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

West Virginia is one among many states developing new laws and regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). …

Environmental Alert

(By Sloane Anders Wildman and Amanda Brosy)

On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting input on the potential designation of additional categories of per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. …

Legal Intelligencer

(By Matt Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided a pre-publication version of a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking that would regulate six polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. …

Legal Intelligencer

(By Ben Clapp and Gina Falaschi Buchman)

On January 12, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of public comment period in the Federal Register requesting “Public Comment on EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027. …

PIOGA Press

(By Matt Wood)

On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule amending its All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) Rule to incorporate ASTM International’s E1527-21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” (Final Rule).  …

Environmental Alert

(By Matt Wood)

On December 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule amending its All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) Rule to incorporate ASTM International’s E1527-21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” (Final Rule).  …

Environmental Alert

(By Tim Bytner and Colleen Donofrio)

On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled “Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern; …

Environmental Alert

(By Matthew Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication version of its Proposed Rule which would designate two PFAS chemicals as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund (Proposed Rule). …

Environmental Alert

(By Matt Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its Regional Screening Level (RSL) and Regional Removal Management Level (RML) lists, increasing the total number of PFAS chemicals from one to six.  …

The Legal Intelligencer

(By Matthew Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

On Feb. 26, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) took another meaningful step toward finalizing Pennsylvania’s first state-established maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for regulating contaminants in drinking water. …

Environmental Alert

(By Matt Wood and Mackenzie Moyer)

On February 26, 2022, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) published a proposed rule to amend 25 Pa. …

Environmental Alert

(By Matt Wood and Mackenize Moyer)

On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its comprehensive strategy for addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), “PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021–2024” (Roadmap). …

The Legal Intelligencer

(By Matt Wood)

Over the past few months, Governor Tom Wolf’s administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and other governmental stakeholders, have made strides toward better understanding and addressing contamination of state waters with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). …