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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