On August 31, 2022, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a report entitled "Implementing Instructions for Executive Order 14057 Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability." In the report, the CEQ strongly...
On August 12, 2022, a cattle farmer in Livingston County, Michigan filed a PFAS lawsuit against a manufacturing company that allegedly contaminated the farmer's land with PFAS, which in turn contaminated the cattle that he relied on to sell for beef. Plaintiff Jason...
On August 19, 2022, the parties in the AFFF PFAS MDL presented oral arguments to the Court in a long-awaited hearing on the government contractor defense. At the hearing, the Court requested supplemental briefing from the parties on the specific issue of what studies...
John Gardella was recently interviewed for an article written by MPR News author Kirsti Marohn entitled "On Wisconsin's French Island, Residents Live With Lingering 'Forever Chemicals'." Ms. Marohn writes about PFAS issues that residents of French Island, Wisconsin...
On August 23, 2022, a significant California cosmetics PFAS law passed the California Assembly and was sent to Governor Newsom's desk for signature this week. The bill would ban the use of any type of PFAS in cosmetic products in the state by 2025. With increasing...
Today, the EPA released the long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as "hazardous substances" under CERCLA. We previously reported as early as the Biden Administrations election campaign on the significance that the Administration placed on...
Attorney Jonathan Tilden was recently interviewed by Julia John, reporter for Chemical Watch, for her article regarding likely IARC carcinogen classification for isophorone, and the likely Prop 65 regulations to follow. Ms. John is a North American Reporter for...
On August 22, 2022, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) issued its final report to EPA Administrator Regan regarding an extensive review of thousands of documents provided by the EPA in support of its intention to propose drinking water limits for certain PFAS. The final...
Just a week ago, we reported that a significant step forward was taken in the effort to designate certain PFAS as "hazardous substances" under CERCLA when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the EPA's plan to designate PFOA and PFOA under...
On August 19, 2022, the parties in the PFAS AFFF MDL presented oral arguments to the Court in a long-awaited hearing on the government contractor defense. If successful, the defense would significantly change the landscape of the PFAS litigation nationally. While...