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EPA’s New PFAS Reporting Rule – Can It Be Done?
Jennifer Nijman Just this month, on October 11, 2023, EPA issued its final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring a wide range of companies to report and retain records of extensive PFAS data. The rule will take effect November 13, 2023. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-11/pdf/2023-22094.pdf.…
U.S. EPA Announces September 6th PFAS Webinar
U.S. EPA will host a webinar on September 6, 2023, from 1-2 CDT on its new Framework for Addressing PFAS and New Uses of PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Framework outlines U.S. EPA’s planned approach when reviewing new PFAS and new…
CSB Accidental Reporting Rule Update
Nijman Franzetti welcomes guest blogger and college student, Annie Bart, to share this important update regarding recent CSB release reporting developments. Annie completed a shadow program with the firm in June and is interested in a career as an environmental lawyer. Thanks, Annie! Accidents happen,…
EPA Update: Unused Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a reinterpretation of the RCRA industrial ethyl alcohol exemption as it applies to the reclamation of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. EPA now takes the position that industrial ethyl alcohol-based products, including alcohol-based hand sanitizer, qualify for the…
The Scope of CAAP Application Shields at Issue
By Kristen Gale On March 22, 2023, the Sierra Club sued the Prairie State Generating Company, LLC, alleging that Prairie State is operating without a Clean Air Act operating permit (or “CAAPP Permit”) under Illinois Law because Illinois EPA had not acted on Prairie State’s…