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FDA Findings on PFAS Chemicals in U.S. Food and Drinking Water Supply

By Steven Barringer, Bernadette M. Rappold & Kaitlyn R Maxwell on June 6, 2019

Posted in CERCLA, Clean Water Act, Emerging Contaminants, Environment, EPA, Federal Drug Administration (FDA), New Jersey, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS

This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it had conducted a study finding that certain types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have entered American food and…
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Court Weighs In on Natural Gas Operations in the Marcellus Shale

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on June 15, 2018

Posted in Court Cases

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued two decisions on June 1 relating to the operation of natural gas wells in Pennsylvania. This article focuses on one of those decisions: Gorsline …
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Perfluorinated Chemicals – Drinking Water & Fast Food Packaging

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell & Frank Citera on April 27, 2017

Posted in Chemicals, Water

Manufacturers, users, and distributors of PFOS and PFOA have faced litigation across the United States by plaintiffs alleging contamination of drinking water. The claims range from personal injury to diminution…
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