Lead

January 11, 2022

EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

EPA faces continuing pressure to improve the way it protects communities from lead in drinking water. One focus of the current EPA has been the Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revisions (“LCRR”), promulgated under the Trump administration. Continue reading

Toxic Tort, Water

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April 22, 2021

Earth Day 2021: Biden’s American Jobs Plan Aims to End the Flow of Lead in Drinking Water

As the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog celebrates Earth Day, we turn to the important topic of drinking water. Drinking water, like the air we breathe, is an environmental issue that everyone interacts with on a daily basis. But, much like air pollution, contamination of drinking water often has the largest impact on poor communities and… Continue reading

Sustainability, Water

Allison A. Torrence, american jobs plan, biden, build back better, drinking water, EPA, Lead, Lead and Copper, PFAS, Trump
October 15, 2019

EPA Proposes Overhaul of Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule

On October 10, 2019, EPA announced a proposed rule that would significantly revise how public water systems evaluate and address lead in drinking water. Continue reading

Water

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October 17, 2018

Trump Administration Releases Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda

The Trump Administration has released its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The EPA-specific regulatory agenda lists 148 regulatory actions in either the proposed rule stage or final rule stage. Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, FIFRA, Greenhouse Gas, Hazmat, RCRA, TSCA, Water

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March 23, 2016

Flint Water Advisory Task Force Issues Final Report on Flint Water Crisis

On March 21, 2016, the Flint Water Advisory Task Force (FWATF) issued its Final Report regarding the Flint water crisis. The FWATF is a 5-member task force appointed by Governor Rick Snyder and charged with conducting an independent review of the contamination of the Flint water supply. The FWATF report contains some harsh criticism of… Continue reading

Sustainability, Water

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Lead

EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

Earth Day 2021: Biden’s American Jobs Plan Aims to End the Flow of Lead in Drinking Water

EPA Proposes Overhaul of Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule

Trump Administration Releases Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda

Flint Water Advisory Task Force Issues Final Report on Flint Water Crisis