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By Donald Sobelman, Christopher Rendall-Jackson, and Kristin Robrock, Ph.D., P.E. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often...
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On November 10, 2025, EPA released a proposed rule that would modify the one-time PFAS reporting requirement under the Toxic Substances...
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In late November 2025, EPA posted a webpage entitled “Pesticides Containing a Single Fluorinated Carbon” stating that pesticides...
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On October 29, 2025, California’s State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water (“DDW”) announced the issuance of...
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On October 3, 2025, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced the development of a public health...
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On October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill No. (“SB”) 682, and his veto message indicated that he did so due to...
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On October 7, 2025, EPA announced the addition of sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI),...
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On September 17, 2025, EPA announced in a court filing as part of related ongoing litigation that it will retain the July 8, 2024...
Don Sobelman with guest speaker, Adam Love from Roux, discuss "“Forever Chemicals” and the Wine Industry: A New Vintage of Liability...
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On August 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EPA’s fifth unopposed motion (available here) for a 30-day...
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The EPA continues to advance its review of the Biden Administration’s 2024 final rule regarding drinking water standards for PFAS. On...
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The California Senate recently passed a bill, SB 682, that would essentially eliminate the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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EPA has been granted a fourth abeyance of pending litigation related to the Biden administration’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as...
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The EPA is continuing to reevaluate whether to change its position regarding the Biden administration’s 2024 listing of PFOA and PFOS as...
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On May 14, 2025, EPA issued a news release (available here) stating that the agency will maintain the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)...
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On May 12, 2025, EPA announced that it will publish an interim rule further delaying by nine months the one-time reporting required under...