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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA proposed a rule in June of 2021 under its TSCA Section 8(a)(7) authority to collect information on any PFAS manufactured since 2011, including information on uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. EPA is evaluating establishment of technology based treatment (i.e. There are currently 187 HAPs.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

The bill also would require creation and regular updating of an online repository of tools and best practices for firefighters and other emergency response personnel to reduce, limit, and prevent release of and exposure to PFAS. On July 21, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021 by a 241-183 vote.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

In addition, the bill would set a schedule for establishing drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS under the Safe Drinking Water Act and would establish a grant program to assist community water systems with capital costs for treatment technologies to address PFAS. 116-92 , § 7351, 133 Stat. § 2607(a)(7)).]]

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14]. Commercial technologies do not exist for removing CO. that it should “Amend the Clean Air Act to clarify that it never delegated to the EPA the authority to enact climate policies through the Act.”. [18].

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