EPA Designates Two PFAS Chemicals as CERCLA Hazardous Substances - Update from Bick Law, LLP

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a new rule designating two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”).

EPA Designates Two PFAS Chemicals as CERCLA Hazardous Substances – Update from Bick Law, LLP

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