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John focuses his practice on a wide variety of environmental matters including insurance cost recovery, environmental regulation and environmental litigation. In addition to his regulatory and litigation practice, he has experience with corporate transactions and due diligence.

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On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the pending publication of a final rule designating two widely used per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

This announcement comes approximately a year and a half after EPA initially proposed the designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances via EPA’s publication of its proposed rule in late 2022.Continue Reading EPA Announces Final Rule Designating PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

On May 17, 2023, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that they had reached a settlement with Douglas Corp., a chrome plater, regarding its historical use and disposal of plating solutions containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as part of its plating operations.

At issue were Douglas Corp.’s alleged discharges of PFAS and Chromium to St. Louis Park’s stormwater system. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural…

Continue Reading Trouble Downstream: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reaches natural resource damages settlement with Chrome Plater for PFAS contamination

Following the EPA’s proposed designation of PFOA, PFOS, and their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, otherwise known as Superfund) on Sept. 6, 2022, EPA has just published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to evaluate whether to designate a number of additional PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of CERCLA.

The advance notice of proposed rulemaking, announced on April 12 and published on April 13, seeks…

Continue Reading EPA Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Listing Additional PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA