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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Kevin Minoli will be speaking on the April 30 panel “Challenges in Chemical Product Stewardship and Emerging Chemicals of Concern” during this annual conference hosted by Geosyntec Consultants and the Chemical Counsel of New Jersey. He will share his knowledge on the impacts on plastics, including the TSCA PFAS Data Reporting Rule, various state-level PFAS regulations, and New Jersey packaging and recycling regulations.
April 30, 2024
This article discusses how companies nationwide can prepare for California’s proposed rule to ban the sale of new products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
April 23, 2024 | Law360
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group clarifies a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that could complicate current Superfund cleanups and enforcement.
April 22, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking-water standards for six PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks what impacted industries need to know about the new regulations.
April 18, 2024
Greg Christianson is moderating a panel on “The Future of Remedying the Past: PFAS and ‘Emerging’ Superfund Implications.” He will discuss how the potential designation of certain PFAS as hazardous substances is already affecting active site cleanups, how the designation might lead to site reopeners, and how these challenges to remediation and redevelopment demand thoughtful planning.
April 4, 2024