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Under CERCLA, the EPA would have much greater enforcement power to order clean-ups of PFOS and PFOA releases and compel responsible parties to pay for the costs of such clean-ups.

In this series of four bulletins, we explain the energy and climate provisions of the American Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step toward regulating PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) on September 6, 2022 when it published a Notice of...

PITTSBURGH – In response to litigation brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who allegedly suffered a number of health complications and diminished value of his property, an oil company has argued that any contamination the plaintiff suffered did not come from its well.

On September 6, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic...

In a highly controversial move, on Sept. 6 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its notice for a proposed federal rule to designate two specific “forever chemicals” –...

The EPA has added five sites to its Superfund National Priorities List which is aimed to provide public safety and environmental protections.

On August 26, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a highly-anticipated proposal to add two of the most widely-used per- and...

In response to the growing concern regarding per – and polyfluoralkyl substances (“PFAS”), the federal government and California have taken recent actions to regulate PFAS.

PHILADELPHIA – A potential settlement of $325,000 is on the table for claims brought against Amtrak by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury.