Maine plans to adopt the federal EPA PFAS regulations once the Rule is promulgated. The Final Rulemaking for the Maine Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Levels is expected to befiledon or before June 1, 2024. 2.Maine DEP Soil Remedial ActionGuidelines(mg/kg ) effective November 15, 2023 ...
The MPCA has initiated the rulemaking process to implement the state’s PFAS in products law. Namely, the MPCA hosted a public comment period in late 2023 to inform future drafting of the agency’s PFAS reporting and PFAS reporting fees rules, and then hosted another public comment period endi...
EPA is unlikely to propose a pair of rules under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) before 2023 because the agency will first undertake a data review process that is expected to last about nine months, EPA staff recently ...
Not only are these companies rapidly becoming the targets of state level EPA enforcement action for PFAS pollution issues, but the companies will now also find themselves embroiled in costly civil litigation. We have previously predicted that downstream commerce companies will face this reality very ...
Below is a brief overview of the state laws governing consumer products in Washington, Oregon, and California, along with an update on the latest rule at the Federal level. Federal Effective November 11, 2023, the EPA finalized its PFASreporting rulesunder theToxic Substances Control Act. The ...
supplier or distributor from offering for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a food package to which PFAS have been intentionally introduced in any amount greater than an incidental presence.” The law directs the MDEP to initiate a major substantive rulemaking to prohibit the use of ...
supplier or distributor from offering for sale or for promotional purposes in the State a food package to which PFAS have been intentionally introduced in any amount greater than an incidental presence." The law also directs the Department to initiate a major substantive rulemaking to prohibit the...
In anAdvanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, EPA described what PFAS are, why the Agency is considering adding certain PFAS to EPCRA section 313, what listing actions are being considered, who may be required to report, the current understanding of hazard concerns for PFAS, EPA's hazard assessme...
The ANPRMfollowsEPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in September 2022 designating PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances. EPA is in the process of reviewing comments on the September 2022 proposal. In that proposal, EPA had forecasted its intent to initiate future rulemaking to designate addit...
In September 2022, the EPA announced plans to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that would classify perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the “Superfund” act. ...