We have published in recent years several times on PFAS air emissions issues, including legislative efforts to compel standards for PFAS in air emissions and EPA's long process to determine a reliable and proper testing method for measuring PFAS in air sampling. The...
Under the second Trump administration, the Make American Healthy Again program has as one of its central pillars the "sound science" principle, which aims to reform federal health agencies by demanding that regulations only move to a proposal phase if they are...
John Gardella was invited to speak at American Conference Institute's Cosmetics & Personal Care Products Conference on March 12 and 13, 2026 in New York. John's session, scheduled for March 12 at 1:30pm, will address the latest trends in class action litigation...
On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which found that six greenhouse gases (GHGs) were a danger to public health and welfare due to their effect on climate change and formed the...
On January 7, 2026, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the advisory agency meant to assist and advise the President on environmental matters including the administration of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) announced its official...
Earlier this week, I wrote regarding the ongoing legal challenges to the EPA's PFAS drinking water limits proposed under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In that update, one prediction was that the uncertainty surrounding the federal drinking water regulations (in terms...
We have previously detailed the EPA's efforts under the Biden Administration to regulate certain types of PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In short, PFOA and PFOS would have a Maximum Contaminant Level of 4 ppt, and PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and certain mixtures...
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...