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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Toxic Substances Control Account filed a federal complaint on September 24 in the U.S.

On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024 (the “PFAS Roadmap”). This widely...

On October 18, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) unveiled its new plan to investigate and regulate PFAS compounds under a variety of federal environmental...

Fire and Ice: The Loss of the Steamship Lexington

EPA announced that it will begin work to add four types of PFAS to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s RCRA Hazardous Constituent List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act CERCLA.

 Given the current demand for downtown properties, borrowers are acquiring contaminated properties like never before. Against this backdrop, lenders should become familiar with the...

James P. Ray is an Environmental lawyer at Robinson Cole, specialzing in in environmental litigation at sites throughout the United States. .

Biden Administration Targets Occupational Exposure to PFAS, The Biden-Harris Administration announced accelerated efforts to protect American workers from ....

Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced a monumental plan to address impacts stemming from per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS). While the announcement details the...

On October 20, 2021, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Evaluating the Federal Response to the Persistence and Impacts of PFAS Chemicals on our...