MVA Attorneys Co-author article: Implications of PFAS CERCLA liability for the commercial real estate industry published by Reuters and Westlaw Today
Moore & Van Allen Litigation Counsel Laura Boorman Truesdale, Litigation Associate Pierce Werner, and Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes co-author article titled, “Implications of PFAS CERCLA liability for the commercial real estate industry” which was published by Reuters and Westlaw Today on June 17.
The article
What do you get when you combine a strict liability statute that could apply to every commercial property and a "forever chemical" that could exist almost everywhere? Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances, 89 Fed. Reg. 39,124 (May 8, 2024), opens new tab (the Final Rule).
On May 8, 2024, the Final Rule designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA) was published in the Federal Register. This latest action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may quietly be the most significant and consequential step taken by the Agency in the regulation of PFAS to date.
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