PFAS, They Did It Again: EPA Designates Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

It has been a busy month for federal developments concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) made headlines again, announcing the prepublication version of its final rule designating two PFAS compounds—perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability...
By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck