Product Importers: Are You Ready for The New PFAS Reporting Requirements Under the Toxic Substances Control Act?

Environment attorneys Dianne Phillips, Amy Edwards, Meaghan Colligan, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Amy O’Brien and Halley Townsend co-authored an article featured in the Global Trade Law Journal analyzing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Their piece details the extensive requirements for chemical manufacturers and product importers to report on PFAS compounds from 2011 to 2022, including compound identities, uses, volumes and environmental impacts. The authors highlight the EPA's goal of enhancing public access to chemical data while discussing confidentiality provisions and potential implications for future PFAS litigation.

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