This study examines the biodegradation of three PFAS using an aerobic bacteria known to defluorinate fluorine-containing compounds. January 10, 2025 | Science of the Total Environment
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks a court challenge to the Superfund PFAS rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). December 12, 2024
Texas is the latest state to sue PFAS manufacturers for manufacturing and selling PFAS to the public without disclosing their alleged health and environmental risks. Texas alleges that the defendant manufacturers sold their Scotchgard and Teflon products as having “remarkable benefits such as resistance to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water” and that they “profited…
The Northern District of Georgia dismissed a plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction that would have required the defendants to clean up a 9,800-acre site allegedly contaminated with PFAS. A resident of Rome, Georgia, alleged that the defendants contaminated Rome’s drinking water, which in turn caused Rome to increase the plaintiff’s water rates. The court…
This study examines the impact of elevated temperatures on PFAS leaching in municipal solid-waste landfills.December 5, 2024 | Journal of Hazardous Materials