EPA announced on April 9, 2024, the release of an updated “Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.” According to EPA, the updated guidance “reflects the latest, best available science to provide information that managers of [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]
MAY 08, 2024 On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restructure and update…Read more here. ABOUT THE FIRMB&C® helps companies making and using chemicals commercialize their […]
May 3, 2024 On April 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced that it is launching a pilot program across 10 counties to improve the process for obtaining an individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for construction stormwater discharges. An individual NPDES permit is typically required […]
May 02, 2024 State Board Completes Three-Day Workshop Regarding Proposed Bay-Delta Voluntary Agreements The State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) three-day workshop to evaluate the proposed Voluntary Agreements, held from April 24 through 26, was the latest step in the State Board’s process to update the Water Quality Control […]
May 3, 2024
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”). Read […]