frESH: Perspectives on Environmental, Safety & Health
CERCLA Five-Year Reviews and Reopeners After the PFOA/PFOS Designation: How It Is Happening and What the Reviews Have Found
On August 18, 2026, a unanimous D.C. Circuit panel denied every petition challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) § 102(a). In doing so, the court held that uncertainty about future cleanup costs...... Continue Reading
November 2026
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