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DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec. 8, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Named Interim Acting Secretary

PA Environment Daily

She joined the DEP Policy Office in 2011 and worked as the Policy Director and most recently served as the Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator for programs related to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. Click Here for more details.

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WeConservePA Honors Cynthia Carrow With 2025 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award

PA Environment Daily

Since 1997, Cynthia has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Senate Pro Tempore to serve on the Citizens Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. She served as Chair of the Council for 2 years and has served on Councils Executive Committee for the last 16 years.

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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA proposed a rule in June of 2021 under its TSCA Section 8(a)(7) authority to collect information on any PFAS manufactured since 2011, including information on uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. even industries with relatively small releases of PFAS will be required to report).

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Superfund Me: A High-Level Overview of Climate Change Superfund Bills

Vermont Law

A Brief History of Federal Superfund Legislation In 1980, Congress enacted The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), more commonly known as Superfund. 259, the Climate Superfund Act, marks a new era in the effort to hold the worlds largest polluters responsible for the mess they have made.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

In June 2021, EPA published a proposed rule under TSCA Section 8(a)(7) that the Agency will use to collect information on a one-time basis from manufacturers (including importers) of PFAS in any year since 2011.[[N: In June and July 2021, Maine enacted multiple laws that regulate PFAS both in products and in the environment.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. The law would also require guidance on alternative foams and equipment that do not contain PFAS. The rule will impose a one-time reporting requirement on persons who have manufactured PFAS in any year since January 1, 2011. 116-92 , § 7351, 133 Stat. § 2607(a)(7)).]]

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

Try explaining that to your new Peruvian sister-in-law. Environmental law scholars have, nevertheless, devoted tens of thousands of pages of law review articles to debate the plan’s legality by parsing sections 111(d) and 112 of the Clean Air Act. 29, 2011), [link]. [30]. This cloud, too, has a silver lining.

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