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With a growing number of PFAS regulations affecting water suppliers, it is crucial for utilities to understand the ways they can treat these contaminants affordably.
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A March 29 order by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty remanded the nearly four-year lawsuit brought by the State of New Hampshire against 3M, as well as DuPont and Chemours, back to the Merrimack County Superior Court.
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New Hampshire recently prevailed in returning a major PFAS lawsuit to the state superior court system, thought to be the first time any state has successfully rebuffed an attempt by 3M, a multinational manufacturing conglomerate, to move cases against it to federal court.
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The State of New Hampshire, represented by its Attorney General and SL Environmental Law Group, has defeated 3M's effort to move its case for causing statewide environmental damage with PFAS products from the New Hampshire court system.
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Dole Packaged Foods LLC has settled claims that Dow Chemical Co. and Shell USA Inc. contaminated the drinking water at its Atwater, Calif., plant with the chemical 1,2,3-trichloropropane.
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As water becomes scarcer, it is vital that water sources be protected and preserved. The EPA, as well as and local governments, have taken several decisive steps toward regulating PFAS in drinking water. The question for water utilities is how to treat for PFAS and pay for mitigation.
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3M announced that it will stop making PFAS by 2025, a group of thousands of chemicals that have been linked to environmental and health-safety concerns. But why is 3M taking this action now, and what does it mean for water providers across the country?
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The U.S. EPA has released its proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFAS substances. As water providers across the nation discover these contaminants, the demand for treatment technologies and infrastructure upgrades are likely to rise. Large, unexpected costs will become hard for water utilities to manage as they are already tasked with doing more with tightening budgets.
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SL helps Rubidoux Community Services District to hold chemical manufacturing giants Dow Chemical and Shell Oil accountable for contaminating its drinking water with their products.
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The Westmoreland County Airport Authority agreed Tuesday morning to be represented by a national law firm should it require representation related to so-called “forever chemicals.” Should the airport be eligible for compensation related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, it will be represented by SL Environmental Law Group.
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