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U.S. Takes Historic Step Forward To Protect American Drinking Water From Toxic PFAS "Forever Chemicals"
By: Rob Bilott
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. EPA released its federally enforceable drinking water limits for certain toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Taft partner, author, and advocate Rob Bilott stated, “today, we can celebrate a huge victory for public health in this country. The U.S. EPA is moving forward to protect drinking water across the United States by adopting federally enforceable limits on some of the most toxic, persistent, and bioaccumulative chemicals ever found in our nation’s drinking water supply.”
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| |  | EPA Throws Four New Rules at Power Plants in One Move; Court Battles and Carbon Sequestration Likely to Ramp Up
By: Elizabeth Brama, Will Gardner, and Tommy Sokolowkski
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four new rules implementing pollution restrictions for power plants:
- Greenhouse gas emissions reductions [GHG Rule].
- Mercury emissions reductions [MATS Rule].
- Wastewater limits [ELG Rule].
- Coal ash storage management [Coal Ash Rule].
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| |  | PFAS – The New RWI Market Exclusion?
By: Dave Bartoletti and Ina Avalon
It’s been almost five years since the Hollywood film “Dark Waters” brought to the public consciousness the global environmental issue arising from society’s pervasive use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemical compounds, renowned for their water- and grease-resistant properties, have found widespread use in various industrial and consumer applications, from non-stick cookware to firefighting foams, yet we now understand that exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children. Their ubiquity in daily life, coupled with the risk of exposure to PFAS, underscores the magnitude of the challenge presented in remediating PFAS contamination.
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