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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Webinar Recording Available: “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity”

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.’s (B&C ® ) May 18, 2022, webinar “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, Lynn L.

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. GAO states that research suggests that biorecycling of plastics could help promote a circular economy in which plastic waste is continuously reincorporated into new products. Emerging recycling methods could help mitigate the negative health effects of incinerating plastic waste; and.

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A Sacrifice to the Emperor of Forever: PFAS and Sacrifice Zones

Vermont Law

Through air emissions, spills, or waste disposal––among other ways––PFAS can leach into the environment and contaminate the air, drinking water, and soil near the facilities. If more PFAS are not regulated, more sacrifice zones may be created. 705 (2022). 11) Unfortunately, PFAS bioaccumulate. ILLUMINATOR (Jan.

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Game Changer- U.S. EPA Proposes to List PFOS and PFOA as “Hazardous Substances” Under CERCLA

Ohio Environmental Law

If a PRP sent some amount of the hazardous waste found at the site, that party is liable. Under CERCLA, PRPs are broadly defined as the following groups: Any current owners of property where hazardous substances were released regardless of whether they released those substances. PFOA and/or PFOS processors.

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An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action

Acoel

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Steven Chester. In states with public utility commissions, rulemaking and order authority might be applied to mandate renewable portfolio standards and waste reduction and efficiency targets for utilities. Fans of Jeopardy will remember Contestant James Holzhauer and his “all-in” strategy to winning games.

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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

This week the Biden Administration released their PFAS Strategic Roadmap which sets forth ambitious action on regulation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) pollution, including targeted action with deadlines for eight different federal agencies. Regulation of PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water on an Accelerated Schedule.