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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

Circle of Blue

The Clean Water Act, a landmark federal pollution control law passed in 1972, cleaned up American waterways once fouled by industrial waste. But the act was focused largely on making rivers fishable and swimmable — not keeping them free of contaminants that can sully drinking water. It’s frustrating,” he said.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

I named the Priority Pollutants a moment ago, which are 129 chemicals of interest under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, one of two federal laws governing hazardous wastes has several hundred “Appendix IX” groundwater monitoring compounds. Clean Water Act. So what does it mean to be “regulated.” Much money and time was wasted.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. N:News Release, EPA Region 9, SoCal Chemical Distributors Settle Toxic Substances Control Act Violations with U.S.

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

On January 15, 2021, EPA released a toxicity assessment for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS). EPA originally issued the SNUR under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) during the summer of 2020. Not Just the Federal Government—States Continue to Take on PFAS.