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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. Section 108(b) and EPA’s Path to This Decision. What’s Next?

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Moving the Needle on PFAS Regulation

Vermont Law

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. commonly known as “Superfund,” because PFAS chemicals are not considered “hazardous substances” that trigger cleanup. The Clean Water Act has also proven ineffective because EPA does not require limits on PFAS discharges into streams or rivers.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. EPA Added Substances to Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Wheeler, 2020 U.S. 22, 2020).]] ”[[N: See Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. LEXIS 241041 (N.D. 45109 (July 27, 2021).]].

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

In the months since our 2020 update on federal actions affecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to take action on its PFAS Action Plan. 535 – 116 th ) that passed the US House in January 2020. In fact, Rep.