EPA PFAS air testing method standards were recently published by the EPA to measure substances such as PFAS in air emissions. The new standard is not only applicable to PFAS and is broader in reach; however, it would apply to PFAS. While the EPA previously issued...
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John Gardella Recognized As Top 20 Environmental Litigator In Massachusetts
Congratulations to Attorney John Gardella for being named one of the 20 Go To Lawyers for Environmental Law in 2023 by Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly, which recognizes litigation leaders in the Massachusetts community in various practice areas. John has two decades of...
John Gardella Interviewed On PFAS By New Lede Publication
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Shannon Kelleher, contributing writer for The Guardian and The New Lede publication, for her article regarding the recent Hardwick decision out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned a massive class...
Ohio PFAS Lawsuit Settled For $100 Million
On December 1, 2023, it was announced that the state of Ohio had settled an environmental pollution lawsuit (State of Ohio v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., et al.) against DuPont (and spinoff companies Chemours and Corteva) for $110 million. The case pertained to...
IARC PFAS Findings Will Influence Litigation and EPA Challenges
On December 1, 2023, the International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC) released its findings with respect to the carcinogenicity of PFOA and PFOS, which was the result of a conference held in Lyon, France in November 2023. IARC found that PFOA is "carcinogenic"...
PFAS State AG Lawsuits Update: Delaware Enters the Fray
2023 has proven to be an extremely busy year for PFAS state AG lawsuits seeking environmental pollution remediation costs from PFAS manufacturers and AFFF manufacturers. We previously wrote that Illinois (February), Maine (April), Kentucky (April), Rhode Island,...
PFAS and WHO: Major Conference This Week Will Impact Litigation
This week, the International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC) is holding a week-long conference in Lyon, France to discuss the carcinogenicity of PFOA and PFAS. IARC is the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) and it exists to coordinate and...
Michigan PFAS Drinking Water Case Is Appealed
On several occasions, we wrote regarding a Michigan state court ruling that struck down Michigan’s PFAS regulations related to drinking water enforceable limits, with the ensuing appeal in December 2022 by the state. We last updated that on August 22, 2023, the...
PFAS Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Update: New Protein Supplement Case In NY
On several instances, we have written regarding consumer fraud PFAS class action lawsuits filed in several states. The number of product types targeted for these lawsuits are growing and diverse in terms of the industries targeted. While there has been at least one...
PFAS Air Emissions: EPA’s Next Target
On August 9, 2023, the EPA published its proposed updated Air Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR), which seeks to allow EPA to collect air emissions data on PFAS from companies, even though PFAS are currently not designated as a chemical that can be regulated under the...