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August 28, 2023
|5 min read
EPA Enforcement Will Focus On Climate Change and PFAS
oil and gas, chemical, and waste-related industries should take note. EPA’s national enforcement and compliance initiatives (NECIs) for fiscal years
2024-2027,[1]announced on August 17, 2023, include climate change, PFAS, and coal ash contamination among six priority areas for enforceme...Read more
December 21, 2022
|4 min read
Developing Environmental Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Finished Products
Law Conference for the Retail Industry Leaders Association in October. Their presentation, “Developing Environmental Regulatory and Litigation Risks for
Finished Products,” discussed the risks retailers face from increasing regulatory scrutiny of chemicals of concern contained in finished products. ...Read more
August 31, 2022
|6 min read
What Does EPA Designating PFOA and PFOS as “Hazardous Substances” Mean for Your Business?
substances (PFAS)—PFOA and PFOS[i]—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law). Listing PFOA and PFOS (along with their salts and structural isomers) as hazardous substances unde...Read more
July 13, 2021
|7 min read
Climate-Related Disclosure Obligations and Increasing Enforcement