December 23, 2019 Zachary J. KoslapMGKF Litigation Blog The adage “you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube” has manifested itself in two recent federal court decisions. Under separate theories, both the Second Circuit and the District Court of the District of Columbia have issued decisions that highlight the […]
Final List of High-Priority Chemicals Will Be Next to Undergo Risk Evaluation under TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on December 20, 2019, the final list of high-priority chemicals. These chemicals will be the next 20 chemicals to undergo risk evaluation under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act […]
EPA Releases Updated Version of “Working Approach” Document for New Chemicals Review The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on December 20, 2019, an updated version of the “Working Approach” document that builds upon EPA’s November 2017 “New Chemicals Decision-Making Framework: Working Approach to Making Determinations under Section 5 of […]
States Continue to Dominate PFAS Regulation, Despite Some Federal Efforts States continue to lead the way on the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to collectively as “PFAS”), though targeted federal efforts to regulate the chemicals are ongoing, and more efforts are expected in the new year. PFAS are […]
Luke H. Legere No permit is required under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) for the discharge of pollutants to groundwater that is hydrologically connected to navigable waters of the United States. That is the upshot of the federal District Court’s recent ruling in the case of Conservation Law Foundation, […]