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Ecology, EPA, PFAS

Spokane airport (finally) hands its shoes to state regulators

John Lovie

https://tconnor.substack.com/p/fridays-postcard-and-the-spokane Finally…Eighty-three months have passed since PFAS “forever chemicals” were detected in groundwater at Spokane International Airport (SIA). On this timeline—against the backdrop of a years-long cover-up and the airport’s ‘get-off-my-lawn’ blame-shifting —today is significant. For the first time, SIA representatives are meeting with state Department of Ecology officials to begin implementing a cleanup plan for the notorious PFAS water pollution, a task that will likely extend well beyond the nine square miles encompassed by the airport’s boundaries. Continue reading Spokane airport (finally) hands its shoes to state regulators

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

EPA, PFAS

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