On March 31, 2022 from 1:00 - 2:30pm EDT, John Gardella will co-present on a Strafford webinar on advanced PFAS topics for an audience of legal professionals. John's presentation, "State Regulation of PFAS In Drinking Water: testing, Restrictions, and Liability In...
Kendra Bergeron will participate in the Rhode Island Law Day event on May 6, 2022, which is produced by the Rhode Island Law Day Committee, representing the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Rhode Island Judiciary, the Rhode Island Police Chief’s Association, the...
Join Attorney John Gardella for his virtual education webinar through Strafford on March 31, 2022 from 1pm – 2:30pm ET. Attorney Gardella’s session, "State Regulation of PFAS In Drinking Water: Testing, Restrictions, and Liability In California, New York and More",...
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) opened to public comment its proposed regulations for PFOA and PFOS drinking water standards. The Pennsylvania PFAS drinking water standards would be on the more aggressive side of the spectrum...
Today, in a 3-1 vote among deciding committee members, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to advance a set of proposed rules for climate-relate disclosure statements for all SEC-registered companies. The SEC decision on greenhouse gases will...
In California, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), also known as SB 260, is making its way through the state legislature, as it passed the state Senate by a margin of 23-7. The bill is currently being considered by the California Assembly, whereafter it...
We previously provided an update regarding the EPA’s notification to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that it intends to move forward with regulating PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. Given the enormous financial consequences...
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote on a proposed rule for climate-relate disclosure statements for all SEC-registered companies. This will mark the first action by the SEC since it announced in 2021 that it intended to provide...
We previously provided an update on legislation in Washington state that was proposing to ban cosmetics that contained PFAS in the state. The Washington PFAS ban for cosmetics received considerable attention and passed the state Senate, but failed to make it out of...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WDNR) Natural Resources Board (NRB) recently voted to recommend to state leaders three PFAS-related regulatory steps, which will have significant impacts on companies in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin PFAS standards were hotly...