CERCLA Designation of PFOA and PFOS: Impact on Passive Receivers and the Renewed Debate on Defining PFAS

Key Points - EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. The congressional response includes expressions of concern about the breadth of the rule and its impact on “innocents.” The rule has spurred the introduction of several bills relating to PFAS, re-opening opportunities to comment on the definition of the class of chemicals....
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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