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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Thomas Lee |Bryan Keyt |Erin Brooks |John Kindschuh
The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances("PFAS") in drinking water remains one of the primaryfocuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federallevels. In May 2025, the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency ("EPA") affirmed Maximum Contaminant Levels ("MCLs")of 4 parts per trillion ("ppt") for two PFAS substances,perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") andperfluorooctane sulfonic acid ("PFOS").
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Erin Brooks |Bryan Keyt |John Kindschuh
The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains one of the primary focuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federal levels. In , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) affirmed Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) of 4 parts per trillion (“ppt”) for two PFAS substances, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”).
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Erin Brooks |Nora Faris |John Kindschuh
On May 14, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will rescind the nationwide Maximum Contaminant Levels (“MCLs”) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) set by the agency in April 2024, with the exception of PFOA and PFOS.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Thomas Lee |Nora Faris |Erin Brooks |John Kindschuh
The United States Environmental Protection Agency("EPA") has announced it will again be extending the datasubmission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act("TSCA") Section 8(a)(7) reporting requirement for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS").
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Erin Brooks |Nora Faris |John Kindschuh
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced it will again be extending the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) Section 8(a)(7) reporting requirement for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”).
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Erin Brooks |Anna Donald |John Kindschuh
On April 9, 2025, President Trump directed federal agencies to repeal certain categories of regulations in his memorandum entitled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations (“Memorandum”). In this Memorandum, President Trump lists 10 Supreme Court decisions that the Trump Administration identifies as the basis to repeal certain rules.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Erin Brooks |Anna Donald |John Kindschuh
On April 9, 2025, President Trump directed federal agencies torepeal certain categories of regulations in his memorandum entitledDirecting the Repeal of UnlawfulRegulations ("Memorandum"). In this Memorandum,President Trump lists 10 Supreme Court decisions that the TrumpAdministration identifies as the basis to repeal certain rules.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Thomas Lee |Erin Brooks |Bryan Keyt |John Kindschuh
On April 28, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldinissued the Agency's most comprehensive statement sinceTrump's inauguration regarding how EPA plans to address PFAScompounds under a variety of ongoing regulatory programs ("EPAStatement"). The EPA Statement signals a continuation of manyof the Biden EPA's priorities and actions regarding PFAS, alsowhile noting efforts to refine the scope of some of thoseactions.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Erin Brooks |Bryan Keyt |John Kindschuh
On April 28, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldin issued the Agency’s most comprehensive statement since Trump’s inauguration regarding how EPA plans to address PFAS compounds under a variety of ongoing regulatory programs (“EPA Statement”). The EPA Statement signals a continuation of many of the Biden EPA’s priorities and actions regarding PFAS, also while noting efforts to refine the scope of some of those actions.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Thomas Lee |John Kindschuh
SummaryWhen evaluating legal risk relating to per- and polyfluoroalkylsubstances ("PFAS"), most businesses typically considerwastewater, groundwater, or soil impacts, not air emissions. However, state and federal regulatory agencies have increasinglyconsidered whether PFAS in air emissions affect the environment, paving the path for futureemission controls.
