The lawyers at Alston & Bird are on the front lines of PFAS litigation, enforcement, and regulation. For years, our attorneys have studied the increasing variety of legal claims in courts across the country alleging PFAS contamination and are respected as thought leaders for companies needing to protect their businesses from risk.
This section includes our team’s various articles, media placements, events, and speaking engagements.
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On March 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule and a direct final rule amending the all appropriate inquiries, or AAI, rule to reference the new American Society for Testing and Materials International standard E1527-21, concerning standard practice for Phase I environmental site assessments.
April 29, 2022 | Law360 | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer, Greg Berlin, and Leland Frost
Alston & Bird’s Jeffrey Dintzer and Gregory Berlin look at EPA’s recent Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report and note that EPA is apparently suspicious of what it has characterized as a “seemingly limited scope of PFAS reporting.” EPA plans to remove the de minimis exemption for PFAS, which is not a surprise given its increased attention on PFAS and on what facilities are reporting, they say.
April 14, 2022 | Bloomberg Law | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer and Greg Berlin
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act delivers more than $50 billion to the EPA to improve the nation’s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure as well as rebuild bridges, roads, and tunnels. It includes $10 billion to address PFAS in drinking water, say Alston & Bird’s Jeffrey Dintzer and Gregory Berlin, who lay out the business implications.
December 3, 2021 | Bloomberg Law | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer and Greg Berlin
On July 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act — the most comprehensive piece of federal legislation thus far to deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
September 7, 2021 | Law360 | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer, Greg Berlin, and Ha Chung
The State Water Resources Control Board issued investigative orders on March 11 to more than 160 refineries and bulk fuel storage terminals in over 30 California counties, requiring environmental investigation and sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This article explores how these recent investigation orders will impact oil refineries, bulk fuel storage, and the larger regulated community.
April 26, 2021 | The Recorder | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer and Greg Berlin