Nessa Horewitch Coppinger

Dec 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Casey Clausen |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Augustus Winkes

Last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced a rulemaking process to list perflouorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Oregon Cleanup Law. The rulemaking would adopt EPA’s designation earlier this year of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Dec 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Casey Clausen |Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Augustus Winkes

Last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced a rulemaking process to list perflouorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Oregon Cleanup Law. The rulemaking would adopt EPA's designation earlier this year of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Oct 23, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Nessa Horewitch Coppinger

Key TakeawaysWhat Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final recommended aquatic life water quality criteria and benchmarks for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—under the Clean Water Act. EPA also published freshwater aquatic life benchmarks for eight additional PFAS.

Oct 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Nessa Horewitch Coppinger |Andrew Silton |Erika Spanton |Julia Li |Amandine M Fromont

Key TakeawaysWhat Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final recommended aquatic life water quality criteria and benchmarks for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—under the Clean Water Act. EPA also published freshwater aquatic life benchmarks for eight additional PFAS.

Oct 19, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Nessa Horewitch Coppinger

In a new proposed rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes adding 16 individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 15 categories of PFAS to the list of chemicals subject to reporting in the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA).