Attorneys Downplay Near-Term Impacts Of EPA’s RCRA PFAS Plans

Industry attorneys are generally downplaying any significant near-term impacts from EPA’s recent decision to eventually address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), pointing to the deliberative process the agency will follow and its faster plan to address some of the chemicals under the Superfund law. EPA’s announcement to move ahead with two rulemakings under RCRA “in the near term is interesting but not terribly significant,” says Jeffrey Longsworth, an attorney at the law...