On September 26, 2020, several members of the CMBG3 team participated in a virtual run / walk to raise awareness and funds for St. Jude Children's Hospital, which resulted in over $1,000 going towards the amazing work of St. Jude's. St. Jude's Children's Hospital...
We recently reported on New Hampshire's legislation that set maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards (AGQS) for four types of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The PFAS levels in NH set by the bill were passed into...
A new study regarding the health effects of the much heralded PFAS named "GenX" shows results that compare in some ways to PFOA studies. While testing of GenX toxicity on human health is still in its infancy, the study will nonetheless undoubtedly be used by...
On June 15, 2020, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2020/784 that amends current EU legislation restricting the use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The new regulation specifically restricts the use perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related...
At the end of August, numerous members of the CMBG3 team on both the East Coast and West Coast participated in a backpack drive for charity. The firm purchased 175 backpacks and all requested school items to go into each backpack that our two supported organization -...
Seta Accaoui is spearheading an effort to support some of the most vulnerable occupants of Lebanon: Armenian orphans in Anjar, who have now survived a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and most recently an explosion that rocked the country. The damage inflicted is...
On August 30, 2020, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2762, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. The bill would ban 12 chemicals, including PFAS, mercury, and endocrine disruptors, from cosmetics and other personal care products made in or sold to the state of...
In January 2020, a PFAS bill was introduced in the Vermont Senate ("An Act Relating To Restrictions On Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Other Chemicals of Concern In Consumer Products") that would significantly impact the sale of certain...
Environmental watch groups, legislators, the media, and litigators have all squarely focused on PFAS contamination in one primary source - water. More specifically, drinking water. Environmental groups test local water supplies and report PFAS counts, politicians...
On Monday, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler stated during an interview with The USA Today Network that a manufacturer of various PFAS should switch its production to "newer, less dangerous" forms of PFAS, including the GenX class of PFAS. The statement came in advance...