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On March 14, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule approving ASTM International (ASTM) Standard E1527-21 as an additional standard...

The United States of America filed suit against 14 separate companies in the Eastern District of Michigan on Friday. The plaintiff alleges that the

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In December 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed the Keystone State's mandatory registration requirement as it relates to personal jurisdiction in the case Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. 266 A. 3d 542 (2021).

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited El Paso, Texas, today with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to meet with local officials and community members and to learn about their vision for increasing access to, and conservation of, outdoor spaces.

In Lake Jackson Med. Spa, Ltd. v. Gaytan, No. 20-0802, 65 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 512, 2022 Tex. LEXIS 197 (Feb. 25, 2022), the Texas Supreme Court clarified a plaintiff's expert report obligations...

Sandi L. Nichols practices in the areas of environmental, natural resources and land use counseling and litigation, primarily handling compliance and litigation

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are a component of environmental due diligence for commercial and industrial real estate. EPA submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget its plan to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA

650 kinds of PFAS are currently in commerce under the Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA. EPA released a PFAS Strategic Roadmap to regulate PFAS. California is developing PFAS restrictions such as Bans on PFAS in food wrappers, children’s products, and firefighting foam.

ASTM Standards and PFAS Under E 1527-21 would be significant for a wide array of entities, including investors, lenders, banking, insurers, and any parties contemplating an M&A, which may require EPA to withdraw final rule adopting ASTM changes.