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PFAS
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Kelley Green Law
Minnesota Considering Extensive Reporting Requirements and Ban on PFAS in Consumer Products
By Joseph J. Green, Zachary Lee
Last week, the Minnesota House passed the state’s largest-ever environmental and natural resources funding bill, including a ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in many consumer products beginning in…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
‘Forever Chemicals’ Mean Abnormal Child Growth and Development
PFAS alters brain metabolism and causes growth and developmental delays, according to a new study. Researchers examined PFAS levels in 312 overweight or obese adolescents from the Study of Latino…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
EPA Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLA
On April 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) in the Federal Register that requested comments on whether EPA should…
Kelley Green Law
Maine Reexamines PFAS Ban and Reporting Regulations
By Joseph J. Green, Zachary Lee
“First movers” in a regulatory field often need to recalibrate their approach. Maine is no exception as it seeks to implement the broadest reporting and use ban in the country…
Inside EU Life Sciences
Green Groceries: Key ESG Issues for the FMCG Industry (including FBOs)
By Seán Finan, Cándido García Molyneux, Paul Mertenskötter, Bart Van Vooren, Richard Rowlands, Hannah Edmonds-Camara
Those in the business of fast‑moving consumer goods (“FMCGs”) are likely aware of the plethora of environmental and product stewardship regulations applicable to the FMCG sector. These laws are set…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q1 2023
PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the first quarter of 2023. We will continue to update these…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Delaware Resolution Requests Disposal Plan and Inventory of Aqueous Film Forming Foam Across the State
Last month, the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate passed Concurrent Resolution No. 20 (the “Resolution”) related to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF). While concurrent resolutions lack the force and…
Taft PFAS Insights
EPA Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Listing Additional PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
By John Huldin
Following the EPA’s proposed designation of PFOA, PFOS, and their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, otherwise known as Superfund) on…
REACHblog™
HSE Publishes RMOA for PFAS
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On April 4, 2023, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a regulatory management options analysis (RMOA) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The RMOA is a preliminary step used…
Environmental Law Section Blog | Environmental Law Section
Implications of the EPA’s Proposed Rule Designating PFAS as Hazardous Substances
The recent proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Contamination, and Liability Act…