Antonio Romanucci and Stephan Blandin statement on EPA’s efforts to crackdown on PFAS “forever chemicals”

Antonio Romanucci and Stephan Blandin statement on EPA’s efforts to crackdown on PFAS “forever chemicals”

 This week there is news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a multi-faceted plan to better understand and more strongly regulate the use of PFAS “forever chemicals” that are manufactured and found in countless consumer products and then do not dissipate in the environment.  The EPA’s proposal is detailed in an October 18, 2021 article from the Washington Post:

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 The law firm of Romanucci & Blandin has a strong environmental law practice and represents plaintiffs in a variety of toxic tort and pollution cases. Founding Partners Antonio Romanucci and Stephan Blandin released the following statement in response to the EPA action:

 "On behalf of hundreds of our clients who have been sickened or lost loved ones because of environmental pollutants, we applaud the reinvigorated effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to better understand and regulate PFAS. These "forever chemicals" have been found in food, water, soil and even the blood of millions of Americans, and far more needs to be done to control the production and use of these toxins and to protect people now and in months and years to come."