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Olivia Venus

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Overview

Olivia Venus is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Energy and Environment and Natural Resources groups, where she supports clients in litigation and regulatory matters.

Olivia earned her J.D., cum laude, from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as the senior membership and development editor of The George Washington Law Review. During law school, Olivia interned with the Arlington County Circuit Court and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel. She also served as a student attorney at The George Washington University Law School’s Public Justice Advocacy Clinic, where she represented clients pursuing Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation related to these requests brought against the government.

Prior to law school, Olivia obtained her bachelor’s degree in political science and environmental studies from the University of Michigan and worked as an immigration paralegal.

Career & Education

    • United States Environmental Protection Agency
      Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, 2022
    • United States Environmental Protection Agency
      Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, 2022

    • University of Michigan, B.A., cum laude , 2020
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2024
    • University of Michigan, B.A., cum laude , 2020
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2024

    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

  • Member, D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community

    Member, D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community

Olivia's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25

EPA Maintains Current Drinking Water Standards for PFOA and PFOS but Plans To Reconsider Other PFAS Compounds

On May 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (“NPDWR”) for perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), while extending the compliance deadline from 2029 to 2031. EPA further announced it plans to rescind requirements in those regulations applicable to other PFAS and mixtures of certain PFAS in drinking water. The NPDWR consists of legally enforceable primary standards and treatment techniques that apply to public water systems and guide EPA’s enforcement of the SDWA. This announcement follows EPA’s April 28, 2025 press release outlining its priorities for PFAS enforcement, which included 21 actions EPA intends to take to address PFAS and “engage with Congress and industry to establish a clear liability framework that ensures the polluter pays and passive receivers are protected.”...

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Olivia's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.16.25

EPA Maintains Current Drinking Water Standards for PFOA and PFOS but Plans To Reconsider Other PFAS Compounds

On May 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (“NPDWR”) for perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), while extending the compliance deadline from 2029 to 2031. EPA further announced it plans to rescind requirements in those regulations applicable to other PFAS and mixtures of certain PFAS in drinking water. The NPDWR consists of legally enforceable primary standards and treatment techniques that apply to public water systems and guide EPA’s enforcement of the SDWA. This announcement follows EPA’s April 28, 2025 press release outlining its priorities for PFAS enforcement, which included 21 actions EPA intends to take to address PFAS and “engage with Congress and industry to establish a clear liability framework that ensures the polluter pays and passive receivers are protected.”...

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