In the ever-evolving world of Superfund, 2021 saw significant developments in caselaw and policy. Those changes included policy shifts by the EPA under President Biden such as an increased EPA focus on environmental justice, a Circuit Court decision rejecting long-standing EPA guidance on release reporting, a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether a Clean Water Act settlement triggered the CERCLA statute of limitations, and, among many others, even the return of the Superfund taxes. These developments pose new questions, create new hurdles, and present new opportunities for companies. What will 2022 hold?
Watch Sidley lawyers Samuel B. Boxerman, Brittany A. Bolen, Nicole E. Noëlliste, and Jack Raffetto discuss the past, present, and future of Superfund in light of the 2021 developments.
Sidley Austin LLP is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider, a New York accredited provider of NY CLE credit, an Illinois accredited provider of IL CLE credit, and an approved sponsor of Texas CLE credit.
This webinar has been approved for CLE credit in the following jurisdictions:
- CA – 1.0 General Credit (participatory)
- IL – 1.0 General Credit
- NY – 1.0 Professional Practice Credit (non-transitional/appropriate for experienced attorneys only)
- TX & VA – Applied Upon Request
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This was the first in a series of three webinars covering Superfund issues. The second webinar will cover the allocation process, with a focus on how companies, counsel, consultants, and allocators can work together to get reach resolution. The third webinar will cover Five Year Reviews and risks that can lead to site relisting, including the potential impact of statutory, policy, and regulatory changes in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) context.