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EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
Earlier this week, on July 18, 2022, U.S. EPA issued a final rule that subjects five new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) reporting requirements under Section 313 of…
The Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 30, 2022. In a decision issued the final day of the Supreme Court’s 2022 term, the Court sided with West Virginia and other States that had challenged the…
EPA Advances on Key PFAS Roadmap Deadlines
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 17, 2022. In the last two weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has taken two major steps forward on its regulation of the “forever chemicals,” per- and…
EPA Releases 2020 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Data, Plans to Eliminate De Minimis Exemption for PFAS
Earlier this week, U.S. EPA released the agency's 2020 TRI National Assessment Report, which includes data from first-time reports filed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In releasing the report, EPA…
EPA Proposes Extension Until 2024 for Compliance with Problematic PBT Rule
As the U.S. EPA embarks on a full review of regulations addressing the sale, distribution and use of five "persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic" (PBT) substances, the agency already is proposing to extend until 2024…