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Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 2 May 2023
EPA Proposes Granting Louisiana Primacy Over Carbon Sequestration Well Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve Louisiana’s request for control over the permitting of carbon sequestration wells…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 12 Apr 2023
House of Representatives Approves Class VI Primacy Amendment
On March 29 the US House of Representatives adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) to…
Vinson & Elkins LLP | USA | 4 Apr 2023
By the Numbers: EPA’s Proposal to Regulate 6 PFAS Chemicals From Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has proposed regulating six per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) in drinking water under the Safe Drinking…
Bergeson & Campbell PC | USA | 16 Mar 2023
Regulatory Developments: EPA Proposes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will propose the first-ever national drinking water standard for…
Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP | USA | 3 Feb 2023
DC Court of Appeals Dismisses Advocacy-Group Challenge to EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act for Lack of Standing
A federal court has dismissed an industry challenge to the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which establishes health advisory levels (HALs) for…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 24 Jan 2023
EPA Finalizes its Long-Awaited IRIS Handbook Updating a Number of Key Elements
On December 22, 2022, EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program released its ORD Staff Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments (IRIS…
Squire Patton Boggs | USA | 18 Jan 2022
Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1441: A Tool to Combat Supply Chain Issues for Public Water Systems and POTWs
As the United States continues experiencing nationwide supply chain issues, it comes as little surprise that these problems are also impacting the…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 18 Jun 2020
EPA Declines to Set Drinking Water Limits for Perchlorate
As anticipated, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 18, 2020, that it will not regulate perchlorate, a substance primarily…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 6 May 2020
Regulating Microplastics in Drinking Water: California Retains its Vanguard Status
The California State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”) is poised to become “the first regulatory agency in the world to specifically…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 3 Mar 2020
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
On Feb. 20, 2020, roughly one year after announcing its comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan, the Environmental…
