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On May 18, 2026, EPA proposed two significant changes to the federal drinking water regulations for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals.” One would rescind the Biden-era standards for four categories of PFAS, and the other would extend the time for qualifying water systems to comply with existing standards for PFOA and PFOS by up to t...

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Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims in G.B. v. EPA, another of the children’s climate cases.  The claims in G.B. differed from those re...

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I’ve blogged numerous times about the role of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and, in particular, the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee, in providing validation for EPA’s technical decisio...

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On April 8, 2026, Albany County Supreme Court Justice Richard M. Platkin made a splash when he annulled 6 NYCRR Part 664 – New York State’s wetlands permitting regulations promulgated under the 2022 adoption of amendments to New York St...

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On March 11, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) disapproved a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on large-scale solar installations and battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) in the Town of Blandford. The decision is the latest in a growing line of AGO disapprovals of municipal bylaws that frustrate state law on the siting of solar and BESS facilities. ...

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