In February 2023, we wrote regarding a PFAS pollution lawsuit filed by Illinois against manufacturers of PFAS seeking damages for alleged contamination in the state. Within the last month, two other states - Maine and Kentucky - have joined the fray, becoming the...
Last year, we wrote regarding the EPA's efforts to publish a comprehensive PFAS risk assessment for the PFAS chemical PFHxS, which they did in February 2022 in draft form. In April 2022, the EPA finalized its study and also published a draft toxicological review for...
We previously reported on the EPA‘s long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. The public comment period for the CERCLA PFAS proposed rule closed on November 7, 2022, and the EPA is now undertaking a review of the...
On Friday, April 21, 2023, John Gardella will attend and speak at the ABA's Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. This year, the conference will focus entirely on PFAS, and the ABA describes the event as follows: "The speakers...
On several instances, we have written regarding consumer fraud PFAS class action lawsuits filed in several states. The number of product types targeted for these lawsuits are growing and diverse in terms of the industries targeted. While there has been at least one...
On April 25, 2023, John Gardella will be a featured speaker at the global conference “PFAS Global 2023“, which is hosted by UK based Chemical Watch. John’s presentation, “U.S. Litigation Trends", will examine: EPA’s safe drinking water act proposal: impact on...
We previously reported on New York's PFAS drinking water standards, which include PFOA and PFOS enforceable limits and a proposal to add four other PFAS to the state's enforceable limits list. On March 15, 2023, just one day after the EPA released its proposed...
We previously reported on the EPA‘s long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. The public comment period for the CERCLA PFAS proposed rule closed on November 7, 2022, and the EPA is now undertaking a review of the...
For a few years, we have written about the EPA's efforts to enact enforceable drinking water levels at the federal level for PFAS. It was clear long ago that the EPA's PFAS drinking water standards would include at least PFOA and PFOS, with a likelihood of at least a...
John Gardella was recently interviewed for a TV program aired by NTV for his thoughts on why "removing PFAS" from corporate manufacturing processes is not as easy as it may seem or sound. In addition, he provided his thoughts on the interplay between the...