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US EPA issued prepublication notice announcing final drinking water health advisories for PFBS, GenX, as well as interim drinking water health advisories for PFOA, PFOS. We discuss US EPA recent announcement, industry impacts moving forward.

On April 12, 2022, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Bohren issued an oral decision concerning a legal challenge from an Oconomowoc-based dry-cleaner Leather Rich, Inc...

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the "Superfund" law, provides tools for local governments and private developers...

On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dramatically lowered its lifetime health advisories levels (HALs)[1] for two per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....

Advisories Apply to PFOA, PFOS, GenX and PFBS - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new drinking water health advisories for four of the most common per-...

Both the EPA and White House emphasized the dangers of PFAS and the need for new technologies that can remove them from the nation's water.


The Alaska Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a December 30th opinion issues arising out of the purchase of a property that had groundwater contamination. See Gavora, Inc. v. City of...

On May 18, 2022 EPA added five PFAS chemicals to its lists of Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) and Regional Management Removal Levels (RMLs). As background, RSLs are site-specific...

An overview of key considerations surrounding contracts in the shipping industry in USA, including contracts for shipbuilding and carriage, as well as limitation of liability.

New analysis demonstrates that the EPA should engage in a full regulatory impact and cost-benefit analysis to address cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).