Bloomberg Law | EPA Plans Change to PFAS Reporting to Toxics Inventory

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group clarifies a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that could complicate current Superfund cleanups and enforcement.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking-water standards for six PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks what impacted industries need to know about the new regulations.

This article analyzes the inconsistencies in the results of scientific research on the human health effects of PFAS exposure, noting that it will be increasingly important to understand the state of the science on PFAS given the push to establish acceptable levels of PFAS exposure.

On May 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added five PFAS to a list of risk-based values for regional screening and removal management levels. This article discusses how the EPA’s new PFAS listings should alert businesses and regulated industries that the agency will aggressively address the “forever chemical” issue nationwide.

Jeffrey Dintzer comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to drastically reduce acceptable PFAS levels in its assessment of drinking water, a potential first step toward further regulatory action.