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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. For example, most states now have optional “lookup tables” to look up the action trigger concentrations for groundwater and soils related to hazardous waste sites.

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

The EPA issued final guidance on January 19, 2021 concerning interpretation of certain aspects of its final Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances (LCPFAC or long-chain PFAS). Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS.