News and updates from leading industry publications and new outlets.
The majority of U.S. drinking water systems affected by PFAS contamination are the beneficiaries of landmark settlements from 3M, DuPont, Tyco and BASF totaling more than $14 billion. The article discusses next steps for entities affected by PFAS.
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Providing clean, safe water just keeps getting harder, especially with contaminants like PFAS. Innovative funding solutions can help POTWs navigate the complex regulatory PFAS landscape without imposing undue financial strain on ratepayers.
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The PFAS CERCLA designation is expected to affect many entities, including airports which may face substantial on-site remediation costs, public relations efforts related to addressing airport environmental impacts, and potential lawsuits from third parties for legacy contamination. The article explores options for airports to mitigate risk for future costs.
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Addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water will quickly become a costly expenditure to water utilities across the U.S., but there's ways to mitigate the additional cost.
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The Portland, Maine, Water District has joined a class action lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers to hold them accountable for pollution.
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The district hired SL Environmental Law Group to seek compensation to cover the cost of testing and treating wastewater polluted by chemicals used to make goods as varied as waterproof mascara, Teflon, Scotchgard and firefighting foams.
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As communities across the nation await the closing chapters of the EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap, some states are also taking a proactive stance toward additional regulations for PFAS in ways that will have an additional economic impact on many communities.
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In this episode of The Water Online Show, Ken Sansone, senior partner at SL Environmental Law Group, joins hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling to detail multi-district litigation efforts to hold PFAS polluters accountable and provide financial restitution to affected municipalities.
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How are utilities taking action to recover PFAS costs? The article delves into funding options for entities facing PFAS clean-up costs.
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In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two much-anticipated final rules pertaining to certain contaminants within the broad class of synthetic compounds known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The article discussed anticipated implications for water utilities nationwide.
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