Category: PFAS

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EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

John Lovie

Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanup EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for their removal. Continue reading EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

EPA, PFAS

PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

John Lovie

PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA | US EPA Memorandum provides direction about how the EPA will exercise its enforcement discretion under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in matters involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances … Continue reading PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

John Lovie

EPA action designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health | … Continue reading Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

PFAS

You Can’t Get Fooled Again

John Lovie

EPA Sprints to Keep PFAS Rules Safe You Can’t Get Fooled Again – by John Lovie – Mostly Water (substack.com) Why the rush? In 2016, the EPA figured that it would have plenty of time during the Hilary Clinton administration to complete rulemaking work started during the Obama administration. It was not to be. One of the projects that languished for the next four years was the development of new rules for PFAS in drinking water and toxic cleanup. But it’s not enough just to complete the rules under the current administration. The Congressional Review Act allows an incoming congress to void … Continue reading You Can’t Get Fooled Again

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US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS

John Lovie

US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS | US news | The Guardian “The court did not dispute EPA’s underlying decision that this is a danger to human health, what they did was say it’s not a new use, which I think is wrong … but this case isn’t over by any stretch,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA official now with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit, which has intervened in legal proceedings. Continue reading US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS