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CERCLA Divisibility: Clear & Comprehensive Requirements

December 13, 2023
A new ruling lays out with clarity what it takes to be successful with claims of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) divisibility. For contaminated sites, CERCLA allows the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold each...
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CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Regarding PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substances

April 23, 2024
On April 19, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated two PFAS compounds—PFOA and PFOS—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This will allow the EPA to bring its full regulatory and...
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New TSCA PFAS Rule: Expansive, Expensive, Extended, No Exceptions

October 04, 2023
Last Thursday, September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that requires one-time reporting of the manufacture or import of any per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since...
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USEPA Updated NPL: 12 Sites Added

March 22, 2022
USEPA Adds 12 Sites to National Priorities List On March 17, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced that it is adding 12 sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), and is proposing to add another five....
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