Contamination and cleanup
Brownfields, site remediation, PFAS, Superfund, spills, solid waste and landfills. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Latest briefings
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Pennsylvania approves revised soil cleanup standards for lead and other contaminants; rule awaits publication
The rule sets a 5 micrograms-per-deciliter default blood-lead target and changes how carcinogenic PAHs are calculated; it takes effect on Bulletin publication, which DEP's October 1 update does not yet show.
Rules 8
- Federal · 40 CFR Part 112Oil spill prevention plans for fuel storage (SPCC)
- Federal · 40 CFR 302.4; 89 FR 39124PFOA and PFOS as federal hazardous substances
- Federal · 42 U.S.C. 9601(40), 9607(r); 40 CFR Part 312Superfund liability and the buyer’s defence (All Appropriate Inquiries)
- Pennsylvania · Act 2 of 1995 (35 P.S. § 6026.101); 25 Pa. Code Ch. 250Act 2 land recycling cleanup standards
- Pennsylvania · DEP policy 258-2182-773; Form FP-001; GP WMGR096Clean fill and regulated fill (Management of Fill)
- Pennsylvania · 35 P.S. § 6020.101 et seq. (Act 108 of 1988)Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA)
- Pennsylvania · Draft general permits PAG-07, PAG-08 and PAG-09 (Pa. Bulletin, 4 July 2026)PFAS limits for land-applied biosolids (draft permits)
- Pennsylvania · 35 P.S. § 6021.101 et seq.; 25 Pa. Code Ch. 245Storage tank registration, installation and closure