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Dedham-Westwood Water District announce dit will receive over $4.9M in settlement funds from 3M for their manufacture and sale of PFAS substances that have contaminated groundwater supplies within the District’s service area.
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There’s still a lot going on with regulatory and legal action related to PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” Ken Sansone, senior partner at SL Environmental Law Group, shares an update on recent activity.
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SL Environmental Law Group announces 3M and DuPont water settlements, providing relief to water providers for PFAS contamination costs.
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The EPA announced its intent to roll back some of its PFAS regulations. Here’s what to know about why these regulations were put in place, and what this means going forward.
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Federal rules aim to target those liable but may miss the mark. Utilities can redirect the effort — and costs — to those truly responsible for PFAS contamination.
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Farmers could be facing an invisible enemy that lurks in their soil and water: PFAS. The path forward will require resilience, innovation, and may be helped by legal action, to shift the burden of remediation to those responsible for the pollution.
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Mayors in New York State are being asked to address an ever-growing list of emerging contaminants while managing limited financial resources. As evolving regulations lead to increased costs, leaders are looking for innovative funding strategies for growth and resilience.
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The designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA has placed utilities in a precarious position — potentially forcing them to bear cleanup costs for contaminants they did not create.
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To tackle the persistent presence of PFAS in source water, communities will have to widen their circles of treatment beyond drinking water, to areas such as wastewater and biosolids disposal, otherwise the problem will go on forever.
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From regulation and legal action to historic public funding in infrastructure, this year was a big one for water. Together, these events will profoundly influence the direction of public water treatment and shape the sector generations into the future.
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