PFAS Perspectives

(by Sloane Wildman and Ethan Johnson)

On February 23, 2026, EPA announced its final rule adding sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. …

(by Sloane Wildman and Alex Graf)

After EPA announced that it would retain the CERCLA hazardous substance designations for PFOA and PFOS on September 17, 2025, it filed a motion to lift the abeyance from the ongoing litigation regarding the designations in the D.C. …

(by Sloane Wildman and Ethan Johnson)

On November 10, 2025, EPA announced a proposed revision to regulations issued under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7), which would reduce certain per and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) reporting requirements for manufacturers and importers. …

Environmental Alert

(by Sloane Wildman and Alex Graf)

On September 17, 2025, EPA announced that it will retain the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substance designation for PFOA and PFOS, two PFAS compounds.   …

Environmental Attorney Matt Wood will deliver a “PFAS Legal Update” during the PIOGATech: PFAS/Water & Waste Management Training Seminar on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. For more information, click here.

Environmental Alert

(Sloane Wildman and Jessica Deyoe)

On May 14, 2025, less than three weeks after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its strategy to address per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the EPA announced its intent to retain the existing drinking water standards for the two most common PFAS (perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane (PFOS)). …

Environmental Alert

(by Sloane Wildman, Jessica Deyoe and Ethan Johnson)

On April 28, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced “major EPA actions to combat PFAS contamination.” Few details have been provided yet, but in emphasizing EPA’s goals in “strengthening the science,” “fulfilling statutory obligations and improving communication,” and “building partnerships” with states and Tribes, EPA signals that it may take a different regulatory approach to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) than the prior administration. …

On April 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency extended the comment period for its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS). The notice, scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2025, extends the comment period, originally scheduled to close on March 17, 2025, until August 14, 2025, to give stakeholders more time to provide input. …

(by Mackenzie Moyer)

On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register announcing EPA’s Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 (Preliminary Plan 16). …

Environmental Alert

(by Sloane Wildman, Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe)

The final year of the Biden administration saw several significant developments related to the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS. …

The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Assistance Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment released a report this month titled “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Non-Incineration Destruction Technologies Report to Congress.” The Report was released in response to a House Report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in which the House Armed Services Committee asked DOD to submit a report to the Committee on whether DOD could incorporate non-incineration technologies into DOD’s strategy for disposing of PFAS and PFAS-containing wastes. …

Environmental Attorney Matt Wood will co-present “Water Issues — PFAS” at the PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s Annual Environmental Conference on Thursday, October 24, 2024. This Conference brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to provide critical updates on environmental policy in the Commonwealth. …

Babst Calland joins the Oilfield Water Connection for its 3rd Annual Marcellus Shale Water Business Update on Thursday, August 8, 2024. During this conference, more than 100 E&P, midstream, and water service business leaders will gather in Pittsburgh for networking and discussion of the latest produced water industry trends pertaining to commercialization, business risks/opportunities, optimization, and capital allocation. …

The Authority

(by Michael Korns and Amanda Brosy)

Municipal authorities and other public entities in Pennsylvania have long been familiar with the weight and burden of DEP and EPA mandates and regulations.  …

Environmental Alert

(by Matt Wood and Jean Mosites)

On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of its long-anticipated final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and structural isomers, as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).  …