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PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to evolve under the Trump administration, with the EPA making three important announcements last month.

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

EPA Approves Montana's Revised Approach To Nutrient Water Quality Standards: Return To Narrative Criteria

On October 6, 2025, Region 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Montana's repeal of its numeric water quality standards for nutrients and reinforced...

United States Environment

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Holland & Hart

EPA's PFAS Rulemaking Trajectory: Key Updates Across CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA, SDWA And CWA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is retaining its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) designations for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and plans to propose a new framework to guide future designations with economic impact considerations.

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

What Happens To A Utility Company And Its Customers When There's A State Of Emergency For Utility Service?

On September 10, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a declaration of a state of emergency specifically for the customers of Andrews Farm Water Company.

United States Energy

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Rich May

Underground Floodwater: How Does California's 'Arcane' Water Law Treat It?

United States Energy

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Yolo County Urgency Ordinance 1576 Imposes A Groundwater Well Permitting Moratorium On New Or Modified Agricultural Wells Within Focus Areas

United States Energy

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Warning! New Wave Of Proposition 65 Complaints Targets Thermal Receipts

United States Environment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Recap Of Environmental Issues In Oregon's 2025 Legislative Session

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

EPA Seeks Vacatur Of Majority Of Biden-Era PFAS Regulations Under The Safe Drinking Water Act - A Sign Of More To Come?

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Recent Federal Developments For September 2025

Worldwide Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Monthly Federal Developments Memorandum

Worldwide Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

EPA's Spring 2025 Unified Agenda Includes PFAS Rulemakings

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

People-Centric Water Future: How AI Is Empowering Water Utilities As Community Anchors

United States Energy

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Arcadis

The Court Of Appeal Deals Another Blow To Conservation Pricing By Municipally-Owned Water Systems

United States Real Estate

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

July 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Emerging Developments In The Treatment And Beneficial Use Of Produced Water In Texas

Produced water surfaces with groundwater during drilling. While most of it is reinjected into wells, growing freshwater scarcity and advances in treatment technology have sparked interest in its reuse.

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

A Landmark Win For Water: The Appeals Court Upholds MassDEP Authority In Drought Regulation Decision

We are pleased to share that the Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed a victory for sustainable water management and environmental equity. We represented our client...

United States Environment

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Rich May

What Is Trump Doing With PFAS?

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the contaminant of concern across the water industry.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Trump EPA Seeks Reversal Of Ruling That Typical Levels Of Drinking Water Fluoridation Present An Unreasonable Risk To Health

As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of appeal of the September 2024...

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Trump Administration Seeks To Streamline Federal Permitting For Data Centers With New Executive Order And Action Plan

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Beyond Review: Water Contract Conversion, Reclamation Law, And California's Central Valley Project

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Is Boxed Water "Better"?

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Summary Of Trump Administration's Release Of AI Action Plan

United States Technology

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Holland & Hart

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

The AI Thirst Trap: Scrutiny Builds Around Water-Hungry Data Centers

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Water Carrier Statutes And Regulations - FMCSA Says "Goodbye" Through Regulatory Reforms

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The OBBB Act | Infrastructure Overhaul: Transportation, Energy & Water Reforms

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

What's Up With WOTUS?

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New CEQA Exemptions In 2025: Streamlining Housing & Infrastructure Development In California

United States Environment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Water Carrier Statutes And Regulations - FMCSA Says "Goodbye" Through Regulatory Reforms

Water carriers have a moment of clarity on the horizon. An area of conflict between legal jurisdiction and technical obligations is being settled through Trump Administration regulatory reforms.

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The OBBB Act | Infrastructure Overhaul: Transportation, Energy & Water Reforms

On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act).

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

What's Up With WOTUS?

The intricacies of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition continue to evolve, especially with recent changes initiated under the Trump administration and landmark clarifications from the Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New CEQA Exemptions In 2025: Streamlining Housing & Infrastructure Development In California

On Monday, June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills, AB 130 and SB 131, which provide new exemptions from, and streamlines the process, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

United States Environment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership Of Produced Water In Oil And Gas Operations

United States Energy

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Dykema

Governor Polis Signs HB25-1165 Concerning The Management Of Underground Energy Resources

On May 28, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB-1165 into law.

United States Energy

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Davis Graham

Senate Moves To Scale Back Clean Energy Tax Credits Under Inflation Reduction Act: Latest Updates

The U.S. Senate on July 1, 2025, passed an updated version of the budget reconciliation bill 51-50, along party lines.

United States Tax

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Holland & Knight

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Mineral Estate Ownership Of Produced Water In Landmark Ruling

In a significant decision for Texas property and energy law, the Texas Supreme Court has affirmed the Eighth Court of Appeals' ruling in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC...

United States Energy

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Bracewell

States Take Up 'Forever Chemicals' Restrictions As EPA Shifts

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan for regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances suggests that part of the strategy will build on efforts initiated under the Biden and first Trump administrations.

United States Environment

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Dechert

The AI Thirst Trap

United States Technology

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Nossaman LLP

Diverting Flood Flows – Details On The Opportunity To Utilize Wasted Water

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

NAD Reviews Green Claims In Battle Between Bottled And Boxed Water

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-state Regulations

United States Energy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

PFAS Lawsuits On The Rise: Trends, Risks & Takeaways

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Proposition 4: California's Historic $10 Billion Climate Investment And Path To Resilience

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

PFAS Legal And Regulatory Updates

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

Are The Kids Not Alright? MAHA Report Sparks Debate On Chemical Safety

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nossaman's California Water Views – 2025 Outlook

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

PFAS Primer Update: Recent Developments And Consumer Fraud Analysis

United States Healthcare

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Thompson Coburn LLP

EPA Proposes Significant Budget Reduction For Fiscal Year 2026

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

Supreme Court Narrows EPA's Authority To Set Limitations In Clean Water Act Permits

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits In The Spotlight: Solicitor General Calls For Supreme Court Review

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Percolating Groundwater Is Appurtenant To Land And Is Transferred With It

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Grapples With Loper Bright In The Context Of NEPA Reviews

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

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Navigating New Tariffs Impacting The Renewable Energy Industry (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

DMCAR Trend #8 – PFAS Inspires Forever Litigation (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Brad De Vore Discusses PFAS Regulations With Water & Wastes Digest (Video)

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Meet The New WOTUS. Same As The Old WOTUS. (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

Top Game Changers Impacting The US Energy Sector (Video Content)

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Dentons

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