Last week, Taylor Research Group (TRG) attended the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) monthly PFAS webinar briefing for a timely discussion on the EPA’s one-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) data-collecting rule for PFAS. More specifically, by May 2025, any entity that has manufactured or imported PFAS or PFAS-containing …
Last week’s iteration of the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) monthly PFAS webinar focused on state PFAS regulations for consumer products. Echoing the message from prior meetings, the speakers implored manufacturers in this realm to conduct due diligence investigations in preparation for forthcoming enforcement. However, they noted that significant challenges …
We are once again eager to share our takeaways from the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) monthly PFAS webinar. This month’s speakers provided an in-depth discussion on the EPA’s recent announcement that established Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, and HFPO-DA, as well as …
Last month, on the heels of our trilogy of blogs related to the Impact of PFAS on Environmental Litigation (Virtual) Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences, TRG attended a subsequent PFAS webinar, which is the subject of this week’s blog.
…When it comes to PFAS contamination liability, be proactive. That was one of several important messages conveyed at the Impact of PFAS on Environmental Litigation (Virtual) Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences, which Taylor Research Group (TRG) recently attended. Readers familiar with TRG’s work will know that research into …
The passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021 marked a historic day for federal funding of environmental programs. The law unlocked over $50 billion of funds to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $5 billion of which will be utilized to address problematic Superfund and brownfield …
The list of toxic contaminants that spawn costly environmental litigation and propel our research projects expands constantly. One of the latest additions is the family of PFAS (per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances), which currently appear on track to have the same staying power in the world of toxic tort litigation …
Many of the research cases that we work on involve hazardous contaminants in soil or groundwater. Increasingly, that includes research into the usage and disposal of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). These chemicals are part of a larger group of chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also …
Tracking down records at the local level is an essential part of our strategy for many of the research cases we take on – from toxic tort and environmental litigation to legal questions emanating from mineral rights and land ownership issues. Local records can hold invaluable information when …
On June 26, Taylor Research Group attended “Basics of the Clean Water Act,” an event hosted by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) as part of their annual Summer School series.
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