TSCA and PFAS reporting requirements saw increased corporate obligations under the Biden Administration, which we previously wrote about extensively. With a new administration in 2025, though, and a de-regulation push particularly in the environmental sector...
We previously wrote at length regarding the Biden Administration's designation of PFAS CERCLA designation of PFOA and PFOS as "hazardous substances", and the subsequent legal challenges to the designations. 2025 saw the Court provide EPA several months to decide...
Over the past decade, green advertising has shifted from a reputational concern into a legitimate financial and legal risk. As 2026 settles in, this trend is only expected to intensify due to the regulatory shifts within the United States and on a global scale. Within...
In December 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a congressionally mandated assessment examining the intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products—and the agency’s conclusion is clear: the available data are...
Just before the holidays in 2025, a group of seven bipartisan House lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to compel the EPA to take action with respect to PFAS air emissions. Known as the PROTECT Act (Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination and...
On October 23, 2025 at 10:30am, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing that is titled "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals", which may provide clues about upcoming TSCA reforms. The hearing was convened by...
John Gardella was interviewed for and quoted in Chemical Watch's recent article regarding the dismissal of a New York lawsuit against a juice company in which it was alleged that the juice contained PFAS, yet the company marketed its product as "all natural." The...
California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (“Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding potential exposure to chemicals identified as carcinogens and/or reproductive toxicants....
We have previously reported on EPA’s PFAS TRI efforts, which during the Biden administration saw a significant expansion in the number of PFAS regulated. Today, the EPA announced that it will add another type of PFAS - this time, sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate...
On September 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over 100 actions as part of its upcoming regulatory agenda. These plans were included in the White House's semiannual "Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions," in which every...