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Green Building Law Update
DuPont Resolves PFAS Claims with Delaware
The State of Delaware and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc. (all “DuPont” related companies), businesses having operated…
Ad Law Access
Food Industry Regulatory and Litigation Highlights – June 2021
By Kristi L. Wolff, Jaclyn M. Metzinger, Joseph J. Green
For our June review, the action stays largely in the litigation arena with vanilla getting thrown out and sustainability as well as settlements getting called into question. Meanwhile, environmental and…
Louisiana Law Blog
Chemical Manufactures Agree to $50M Settlement for PFAS Remediation
As part of an ongoing investigation led by the Delaware Attorney General’s Office into the potential environmental impacts of legacy industrial activities in the state, Delaware has reached a $50…
The Daily Intake
FDA Issues Update on Testing of PFAS in Food
On June 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a constituent update notifying the public of recent test results from a study it conducted to better understand the…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
ADEQ & Governor Ducey Announce PFAS Funding for Tucson Water
By Chris Colyer
by Patrick J. Paul On June 21, 2021, in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Governor Doug Ducey announced the provision of $2 million in state funding…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
EPA to Collect PFAS Manufacturing Data
By Chris Colyer
by Patrick J. Paul On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announced three actions demonstrating its commitment to help reduce the potential risks to the public from…
Manufacturing Industry Advisor
“Where’s the PFAS?” EPA Expands Search for PFAS in the Marketplace
By Sarah A. Slack, Dorothy E. Watson, Nicholas R. Johnson, Mia Lombardi
On June 10, 2021, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), the U.S. EPA proposed a rule requiring manufacturers and importers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Kelley Green Law
FDA Considers Petition to Ban PFAS Food Uses, As Companies Move Toward Phase-Out
A coalition of environmental, food safety, and consumer health advocacy groups petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday to ban per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from food contact…
Mahany Law Blog
News Center Maine June 3, 2021
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More than a dozen paper companies and mills named in class action lawsuit The lawsuit alleges dangerous PFAS chemicals were allowed to leach into private wells and land – Local…
Kelley Green Law
EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to TRI Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding three per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of substances reportable under the agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program. Consistent with a…