EPA Still Has Authority to Regulate in the Face of Uncertainty

Last week, in Chamber of Commerce v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges to EPA’s decision to list PFOA and PFOS, the two most prominent PFAS compounds, as hazardous substances under CERCLA. It’s an important decision, and not just because pressure to clean up sites contaminated with PFAS seems to be increasing every day.... By: Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law