PFAS Pulse Podcast

PFAS has been added to CERCLA as a Hazardous Substance. Host Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace are joined by HRP's Environmental Practice Leader, Tom Darby, to talk through what this huge announcement means. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Here's the Work Hard segment from the 3:12 Podcast, where we bring you a breakdown on the EPA's finalization of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. Guests Bryan Massa and Tom Darby represent the top talent in the PFAS field at HRP and are here to bring you the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Federal PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels for drinking water have been finalized!The Biden administration (through the EPA) on Wednesday 4/10 finalized strict limits on PFAS in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured! Subscribe to the PULSE to see the announcement and supporting documents and keep your eyes on this feed for our full breakdown! Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Hosts Matt and Tom take a look at the overturned PFAS ban on PFAS leeching containers. In 2020 the EPA banned Inhance Technologies containers, due to a manufacturing process that causes the containers to leech PFAS. Earlier this year, the 5th Cricut Court of Appeals overturned that ban. Here are our thoughts.  Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

On this questions episode we discuss the FDA's Announcement that food packaging containing certain PFAS is no longer being sold in the US. Hosts Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace summarize the FDA's announcement and discuss what questions it raises for us as professionals working in the environmental, health, and safety industry. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Host Tom Simmons is joined by our guests from the law firm Brown Rudnick LLP, Partner Kyle Johnson and Counsel Anthony J. Boccamazzo, as well as HRP's CEO Dan Titus, to discuss PFAS in the context of class action lawsuits. Perhaps you've been struck, like us, by the similarities between class action lawsuit advertising for PFAS related injuries and asbestos related mesothelioma. It got us interested in the history of similar class action lawsuits and what that could tell us about the future of PFAS litigation.Join us for a great conversation. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

We talk PFAS forensics with HRP's Bryan Massa, in an excerpt from HRP's 3:12 Podcast.You can find the full interview on Wednesday January 31st on HRP's 3:12 Podcast. Or watch on our YouTube channel. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.  Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

As we say goodbye to 2023, we say hello and welcome to Bryan Massa, HRP’s regional manager for our new Plymouth Massachusetts office. In addition to being our man in Mass, Massa is also one of the top folks in the world of PFAS. We’re bringing you to a recording of a recent townhall meeting where Bryan spoke about his work on one of the biggest and most interesting PFAS legacy sites you’re going to hear about this year, and probably next as well! It’s the first of many entries with Bryan, so mark your calendars for next year and enjoy these informative presentations! Here's the talk referenced: https://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite/show/10876?channel=1 And here’s a previous talk on the same site, but with slightly better audio quality:https://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite/show/10669?channel=1  Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

We're here to discuss Draft Method 1633 in its fourth variation. This is a joint development through DOD and EPA. PACE Analytical has been there for it all, acting as one of the essential labs in the method's development. Stephen Somerville of PACE is here for a deep dive on what's new in draft 4.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Tom, Matt, and EHS&S Practice Leader Jackie Baxley are breaking down the Toxic Substances Control Act rule just published in the Federal Register for PFAS reporting for manufacturers and importers.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

HRP's Reed Lewandowski and host Tom Simmons for three stories on what makes PFAS work in New York State, unique.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Matt and Tom are joined by Krista Ramirez of Axine Water Technolgies to talk PFAS. Axine's Story:"Each year industrial manufacturing operations worldwide in virtually every market generate billions of gallons of wastewater contaminated with toxic, non-biodegradable organic pollutants. Much of this wastewater can’t be effectively treated on-site with conventional treatment technology and must be trucked off-site for incineration. It’s a complex, multi-billion dollar pain point with significant long-term risks to industry, communities, human health and the environment.Axine was created to solve this problem and establish a new industry standard that delivers exceptional performance, flexibility and value compared to incumbents. Today, we’re achieving this goal with an incredibly talented and entrepreneurial team who are passionate about delivering solutions that disrupt the market and deliver the highest value to customers.From modest beginnings, Axine has grown from concept to scale-up and commercial deployment with multinational customers. We’re incredibly fortunate to be supported by a global network of world-class research agencies, suppliers, advisors, partners and investors in one of the world’s top cleantech ecosystems. We’re proud of our accomplishments and we’re just getting started. Join us as we continue this journey." Join us for the conversation!Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Matt and Tom talk the latest on PFAS and NPDES.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

We're continuing our quick looks at PFAS regs and realities in each state where HRP is located. This update gets us briefed on what's happening in South Carolina.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

It's Connecticut up first in our state specific series on PFAS regs and realities in each state where HRP is located.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Matt and Tom go on a journey through one hypothetical company's experience with testing positive for PFAS. Meanwhile, heavy construction is heard in the background.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Hosts Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace are joined by HRP's Senior Project Manager, Mark Wright, to discusses the Biden Administration's proposed standard to protect communities from PFAS in drinking water.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Hosts Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace join Tom Darby, HRP’s environmental practice leader, and guest Paul Newman from ECT2 for an in depth look at the state of the science surrounding PFAS. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

Ripped from the headlines! Can UV treatment really destroy 95% of PFAS chemicals in 45 minutes? Hosts Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace discuss.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.

3M, one of the largest manufacturers of PFAS, has announced that it will completely phase out production of PFAS as well as their overall product portfolio, hosts Matt Wallace and Tom Simmons, bring you the latest.Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details. Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.