Formal Publication Of CERCLA PFAS Rule Opens Door To Legal Challenges

EPA’s first-of-its-kind rule designating certain PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the Superfund law is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register May 8, starting a clock that will see the measure take effect 60 days from that date while giving industry and other parties 90 days to file legal challenges to the controversial rule. The Register will formally publish the rule that EPA first released April 19 designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) --...