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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys from Singleton Schreiber today offered analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed drinking water standards for "forever chemicals," which are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

PFAS are a growing source of concern for public agencies, businesses, and individuals and increasingly the subject of federal legislation and nationwide litigation. These synthetic chemicals persist in drinking water in more than 2,800 communities throughout the United States and the human body for extended periods of time. While the risks of exposure are not yet fully known, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that prolonged exposure to PFAS can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility, and increases the risk of asthma and thyroid disease. In addition, the CDC notes that PFAS are extremely persistent in the environment and resistant to typical environmental degradation processes, with the typical half-life of PFAS in the human body lasting from two to nine years.

The EPA's draft regulations proposed a maximum contaminant level (MCL) in a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"). The MCL protects public health because it sets a maximum level of contaminant allowed in drinking water from a public water system. Specifically, the EPA is proposing an enforceable MCL for two PFAS compounds, PFOA and PFOS, at 4 parts per trillion (4.0 nanograms/Liter), which is significantly lower than the previous screening level of 70 parts per trillion. The EPA anticipates that if these regulations are fully implemented, the regulations will reduce tens of thousands of PFAS-attributable illnesses or deaths.

This announcement creates a regulatory burden and expense for many of the nation's public entities and individuals faced with cleaning up PFAS contamination. Mitigating the property impacts of PFAS is a complex and costly undertaking. Properties with PFAS contamination typically require remediation, and finding efficient, cost-effective means of removing PFAS from contaminated water.

"This regulation is an important step that the EPA is taking to address chemicals that cause harm to public health. These new guidelines, together with the nation-wide litigation, will help public entities and individuals that have been harmed by these unsafe chemicals to hold the companies that manufactured them accountable," said Britt Strottman, who leads the public entity practice at Singleton Schreiber.

After these rules become final (likely before the end of 2023), the EPA wants water providers to monitor water supplied to the public, notify the public when PFAS are found in excess to the MCL and reduce the compounds when levels are too high. Litigation for water contamination and other injuries caused by PFAS through Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has been consolidated in a multi-district litigation (MDL) in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, presided over by Judge Richard M. Gergel (Case No. MDL 2873). Presently there are over 2,000 cases consolidated in the MDL, compromised of public entities and individual plaintiffs seeking damages for cleanup costs and other harm. More than 40 Defendants have been sued in connection with the AFFF litigation to ensure they will be held accountable for the harm they caused, and the first bellwether trials are expected in June 2023. Talks are also underway for global resolution with key PFAS Defendants, including Dupont and 3M.

"This announcement is a major step forward and should aid state and regional oversight agencies in establishing regulations that are more protective of human health and the environment. By working collaboratively with their local counterparts, these new standards will ensure a cleanup of PFAS and provide for clean and safe drinking water for our communities," said Michael Cassidy, a PFAS geologist and hydrologist for Group Delta (a frequent Singleton Schreiber consultant).

Public entities and private individuals that suspect PFAS contamination and exposure should consult with an attorney and have testing and sampling conducted by an expert to determine contamination levels.

About Singleton SchreiberSingleton Schreiber is the "go to" law firm for any municipality involved in high stakes litigation. The firm's attorneys have practiced public law in California for more than two decades in complex, high-profile matters, often obtaining notable results in the process. The firm has deep experience in representing public entities in times of crisis, whether it be massive and destructive wildfires, water contamination (including PFAS issues), and/or the pharmaceutical opioid crisis.

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Kerrie Malyka Singleton graduated from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She earned a Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.). In addition, she earned a Certificate in Family Law and completed over 350 Pro-Bono (legal volunteer) hours throughout her matriculation at Howard University School of Law. The law school boasts high prestige where it ranks #1 amongst Historically Black Law Schools.

While attending Howard University School of Law, Singleton continued her mission to make a change in the world through outreach and civic engagement. She served as the President of the Education Law Society and Coordinator of Howard Law Academy. Singleton was also an active member of the Howard Public Interest Law Society and the Black Law Student Association. She also committed countless hours to her work in the Child Welfare and Family Justice Clinic.

Singleton is a 2017 graduate of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude- highest honors. While at the University of South Carolina, Singleton became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Theta Gamma Chapter.

Singleton is also a proud native of Greeleyville. She is a 2014 “War Eagle” graduate of C. E. Murray High School wherein she graduated valedictorian.

Singleton always holds her experience as a former educator near and dear to her heart. She committed herself to her work in both Williamsburg and Berkeley County School Districts and Tender Bears’ Daycare & Learning Center in Greeleyville as an early childhood teacher, prior to attending Howard University School of Law.

Singleton is the daughter of Dr. Kerry (Tracey) Singleton of Greeleyville and Debra Bell Mitchum of North Charleston. She is the granddaughter of Sam and Jannie Woods Singleton of Greeleyville; Michelle Bell Chandler of Goose Creek; and the late Edward (Rachel) Taylor of Hemingway. She is the great-granddaughter of Deacon Roosevelt and Magalene Woods of Kingstree and the late Eunice Estelle Singleton Hart. In addition, she is the sister of Kerry D. Singleton, Jr. and Shatequa (Jamal) Gamble Ursery of Dothan, Alabama.

Singleton stated “I am extremely grateful for my family, friends, community members, and former coworkers for their support and assistance throughout my studies. It wasn’t easy but with God, all things are possible! I would also like to thank God for his grace, mercy, and guidance throughout this rigorous process.”

Singleton will be fulfilling her lifelong dream of being a lawyer, where she plans to advocate for youth and people of underrepresented communities.

Geraldine Singleton has been making free Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for nearly 40 years. Now, she's preparing a feast for New Year's.

SUMTER, S.C. — One Sumter woman is hoping to help the community by providing free meals for the New Year's holiday.

Geraldine Singleton, 77, has worked to feed hundreds on Thanksgiving and Christmas for nearly 40 years.

Now, she's preparing a feast for the new year.

"I just like helping people and giving. That’s just a part of me," Singleton said. "Nobody ever thinks about giving the homeless or the seniors a New Year's dinner. Some of them not able to cook, you know, all that the collard greens and the peas and all that, and so I thought about it and the spirit just led me to do a New Year's dinner this year."

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Due to COVID-19, things will be scaled down.

Rather than hosting at the Southside Boys & Girls Club, she will serve about 200 meals from her home Saturday, January 1.

"I’m sitting down cutting up some collard greens. I said, 'Well Lord, here we go again,' and then I get through cutting them up and I say, 'Oh, well, Lord, you done got ‘bout all of them cut up,'" Singleton said. "I just got a little bit left. So, I say, 'God, do the most of it.' I say, I look around and say, 'Good Lord, I don’t know how I got all this done.' I say, 'Thank you, Lord, you done it.'"

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Meals will be served Saturday afternoon. Those in need of a meal are asked to call Singleton in advance at 803-775-2047 or 757-234-1432.

The South Carolina High School League’s football championship games appear to be switching locations for the 2023 season.

In an email sent earlier this month by S.C. High School League commissioner Jerome Singleton to the state’s athletic directors and superintendents, the league listed “tentative” plans for moving the championship games to South Carolina State’s Oliver Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg.

S.C. State hosted the Class A championships from 2006-09. when the state’s smallest classification had two divisions.

At April’s SCHSL executive committee meeting, Singleton said the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium and S.C. State both showed interest in wanting to host this fall’s state football championships.

“Cost is the biggest factor,” Singleton said of USC’s willingness to host. “They are seeing if they can cut the costs. Then that becomes an option. I will know this within a couple of weeks.”

The State reached out Tuesday to Singleton to seek new comments about the league’s plan to play the games at S.C. State.

All five S.C. High School League football championships were played at Benedict College in 2021 and 2022, and were spread out over three days.

In 2020, games were held at Spring Valley High School and Benedict College with limited fan capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From 2012-19, the championships were played at two sites, both Williams-Brice Stadium and Benedict. Before 2012, Williams-Brice was the host site for all the games.

Moving to Oliver Dawson Stadium gives the championships a bigger venue than Benedict. According to S.C. State’s website, the stadium’s capacity is 22,000, compared with Benedict’s 13,000 seats.

Football won’t be the only state championships switching locations for this season.

In April, the SCHSL executive committee voted 11-2 in favor of hosting the semifinals (Upper State and Lower State) and state basketball championships at a single location. The email from Singleton indicated that those games are tentatively set for the Florence Center.

The previous two years, the Upper State championships were held at Bob Jones University in Greenville, the Lower State championships at Florence Center and the state championships at USC Aiken (3,500-4,100 capacity).

Florence Center’s capacity is 7,686 for basketball.

“They have put together a great offer,” Singleton said of Florence Center in April. “I don’t know if we have a place more centrally located that we can have the size it has. We need somewhere between six and eight thousand (seats).”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Roslyn Singleton, a Charlotte woman whose battle with brain cancer stole the hearts of millions around the country, died on Tuesday, her husband Ray Singleton confirmed in an Instagram post.

Singleton caught the attention of millions when Ray posted a viral video a few years ago singing to Roz, a two-time cancer survivor.

From there the couple began gaining an online, eventually appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and America's Got Talent.

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Ray Singleton posted the following message after his wife's passing:

"Our wife earned her wings yesterday while peacefully sleeping right at home where she wanted to be.

This road ahead is going to be INCREDIBLY long & difficult! She taught us all SOMETHING…She’s where we’re all trying to get one day so no need to be sad! Now we celebrate her legacy, her impact, her story & HER SPIRIT!"

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A public viewing for Roz Singleton is set to be held Friday, Nov. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. at First Calvary Baptist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

A Celebration of Life service is set to be held at West End Baptist Church in Rock Hill on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m.

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