We are pleased to report that Jeniffer A.P. Carson was named to the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. The "MBR’s mission is to strengthen the state’s economic vitality. MBR engages with public and private leaders to develop public policy...
We have repeatedly predicted that the EPA would seek to have at least two types of PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) designated as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law)....
A recent wave of greenwashing lawsuits against the cosmetics industry drew the attention of many in the corporate, financial and insurance sectors. Attacks on corporate marketing and language used to allegedly deceive consumers will take on a much bigger life in 2022,...
On January 10, 2022, the EPA submitted a plan for a PFAS Superfund designation to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) when it indicated an intent to designate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive...
For four days in December 2021 and January 2022, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) held hearings on issues related to the EPA's proposals to regulate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - in drinking water. The PFAS SAB hearings were observers' first insights into the...
For the second year in a row, Attorney John Gardella was recognized by the National Law Review as a thought leader on the subject of PFAS under the category of Environmental Law. "Every year the National Law Review team selects standout articles and authors from the...
Cosmetics and PFAS is a topic that saw increased scrutiny from the scientific community, legislature, and the media in 2021. As we predicted in early 2021, the increased attention on the industry presented significant risks to the cosmetics industry, and our...
At the end of 2021, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) published a report regarding its findings and recommendations for residents in certain areas of Southern New Hampshire with respect to PFAS located found in private wells in the area....
John Gardella was invited to speak at the prestigious “Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony“, organized by the George Mason School of Law for 150 invited judges from across the country. Mr. Gardella’s panel discussion...
In February 2021, we reported on the EPA's action whereby it reissued the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) that would have required water systems of a certain size to collect samples for 29 PFAS substances substances over a 12-month period. On...