September and October 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments (September 1 – October 31)Current Trends in Legislation – September and October 2025Federal Legislature One new bill was introduced. State Legislature There were no new bills introduced. Three bills were signed...
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....
On September 5, 2025, John Gardella spoke at the New England Council's PFAS event in Boston. U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss was the event host and guest speaker, and was followed by a panel discussion of Attorney Gardella and representatives from the scientific...
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...
August 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1 – August 31)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2025Federal Legislature No new bills were introduced. Federal Regulations There was a new pre-rule introduced regarding PFAS reporting...
John Gardella will speak at an upcoming New England Council event on September 5, 2025 from 9-11am ET in Boston. U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss will provide opening remarks regarding the current initiatives related to PFAS that are being pursued by the federal...
On August 21, 2025, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection held its public hearing on its first wave of currently unavoidable use (CUU) determinations under Maine’s PFAS in products law, 38 M.R.S. § 1614, which prohibits the sale of consumer products containing...
John Gardella was interviewed for and quoted in Law360's recent article regarding the settlement by DuPont to resolve all current and future PFAS pollution claims that New Jersey has or might have in the future. The author, George Woolston, examines the details of the...