A new paper from Northeastern University’s PFAS Project Lab and researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) reaches the sobering conclusion that over 57,000 sites in the U.S. have “presumptive contamination” from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”).
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California Bans PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Clothing, Textiles, and Cosmetics
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California joined the growing list of states to ban products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) when, on September 29th, Governor Newsom signed into law legislation prohibiting the so-called “forever chemicals” in apparel, textiles, and cosmetics. The ban goes into…
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EPA Proposes Designating Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
By Joseph J. Green, Wayne D'Angelo & Zachary Lee on
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On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated plan to categorize two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as “hazardous substances” subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). This action is…
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Maine Makes a Bold Move in Banning Most PFAS-Containing Products
By Joseph J. Green & Zachary Lee on
Last month, the Maine legislature introduced broad and sweeping restrictions on a range of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). These restrictions are some of the most comprehensive in the country, and, in effect, would ban PFAS in almost…
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A Brief History of PFAS Litigation
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Readers of this blog may be interested in a new article from Water Finance & Management, A Legal History of PFAS. The article highlights the early discovery of certain PFAS, their toxicity and persistence, how the dangers of PFAS…
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PFAS and TRI: More, Lots More, to Come
By Joseph J. Green & Zachary Lee on
Given today’s incessant media coverage and regulatory attention to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), and their widespread presence in a host of products, it may seem surprising at first that the recently published 2021 Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) preliminary data…
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EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
By Joseph J. Green & Zachary Lee on
Earlier this week, on July 18, 2022, U.S. EPA issued a final rule that subjects five new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) reporting requirements under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know…
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The Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
By Bill Jackson, Wayne D'Angelo & Lauren Shah on
Posted in EPA
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 30, 2022.
In a decision issued the final day of the Supreme Court’s 2022 term, the Court sided with West Virginia and other States that had challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”…
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EPA Advances on Key PFAS Roadmap Deadlines
By Bill Jackson, Steve Humphreys & Lauren Shah on
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 17, 2022.
In the last two weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has taken two major steps forward on its regulation of the “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), to advance…
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Revisions to Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings on Hold; New Proposal Expected
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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that it will not be moving forward with the current proposal to amend Proposition 65 “short-form” warnings and that the agency will initiate a new rulemaking in coming weeks. …
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California Still Seeking Proper Balance for Prop 65 Short Form Warnings
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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which manages the state’s Proposition 65 program, is reviewing comments on its latest attempt to limit use of the popular “short form” warning option. The latest proposal, released on April 5,…
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