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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…

Maine Makes a Bold Move in Banning Most PFAS-Containing Products

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…

New EPA Nationwide Recycling Strategy Highlights "Extended Producer Responsibility" Programs in Advancing the "Circular Economy"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final National Recycling Strategy, released yesterday, includes prominent mention of "extended producer responsibility" (EPR) as a prime example of programs that…

EPA Proposes Extension Until 2024 for Compliance with Problematic PBT Rule

As the U.S. EPA embarks on a full review of regulations addressing the sale, distribution and use of five "persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic" (PBT) substances, the agency already is proposing to extend until 2024…

The Prop 65 Annual Conference: Notes from the Front 2021

(Virtually - once again) Live from San Francisco, Kelley Green Law Blog is reporting today from the Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2021 Conference ... the largest annual gathering of stakeholders from the full spectrum of…