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EPA Finalizes First-Ever Facility Response Plan Requirements for “Worst-Case” Chemical Discharges to Water

Echoing recent revisions strengthening the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) on March 14, 2024 finalized a rule requiring certain…

PFAS Grease-Proofing Agents Officially Slip Out of U.S. Market

Rest assured, you can stop worrying about ingesting “forever chemicals” when you use fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, and take-out paperboard containers. Last week, FDA announced here that so-called…

California Legislation Seeks to Ban PFAS in Consumer Products Effective 2030

California’s extensive regulatory approach to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) is poised to take a dramatic step forward with a proposed ban on the “forever chemicals” in most consumer products. Following…

"Green" Claims and Pesticides: EPA Publishes FIFRA Guidance on “Absence of Ingredient” Claims for Bleach, Phosphates and DEET

In the final hours of 2023, our colleagues over at Ad Law Access highlighted the numerous regulatory bodies that spent the year clamping down on “greenwashing” advertising practices – such as the Federal Trade…

EPA Rings in 2024 with Addition of Seven PFAS to Toxic Release Inventory

The new year marks the final one of U.S. EPA's Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) Strategic Roadmap, and so it is only fitting that the Agency begins 2024 by adding seven additional PFAS to the Toxic Release…