Corporate Liability and Litigation Expected as Biden Administration Moves to Regulate PFAS
March 29, 2021
Bloomberg is reporting an industry perspective on the Biden Administration’s swift movement toward regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Attorneys are bracing for “a wave of corporate liability and litigation” in anticipation of regulations designed to control PFAS levels in drinking water and effluent discharges, as well as compel cleanup at hazardous waste sites. More regulation means more potential enforcement liability for manufacturers who make or use PFAS.
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Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’
by Pat Rizzuto, Bloomberg Law • March 29, 2021
Announcement of Final Regulatory Determinations for Contaminants on the Fourth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List
EPA Regulatory Determination • 86 FR 12272 • March 3, 2021
Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) for Public Water Systems and Announcement of Public Meeting
EPA Proposed Rule and Notice of Public Meeting • 86 FR 13846 • March 11, 2021
Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category
EPA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making • 86 FR 14560 • March 17, 2021
Reporting and Recordkeeping for Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
EPA Notice to OMB • RIN: 2070-AK67 • NPRM Projected April, 2021