EPA Proposes to Regulate Nine PFAS as RCRA “Hazardous Constituents”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken its first major action of 2024 to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across environmental media. On January 31, 2024, EPA issued pre-publication versions of two proposed rules, the first of which would add nine PFAS, their salts, and their structural isomers to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s (RCRA) list of “hazardous constituents.” The second proposed rule 3 would clarify that “hazardous constituents” are...
By: Stinson LLP