by John Gardella | May 31, 2020 | PFAS
Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark agreed to prepare a Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) restriction proposal with the aim to restrict the manufacture, the placing on the market and the use of all per- and...
by Jessica Deyoe | May 19, 2020 | PFAS
In the midst of the pandemic, the EPA continues to take steps forward included in its February 2019 PFAS Action Plan to address short-term and long-term plans for regulating and tracking PFAS. On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was...
by Alexandra Fraher | May 18, 2020 | PFAS
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a collection of over 7,000 manmade chemical compounds. PFAS have unique physical properties, including resistance to degradation and heat and ability to repel oil and water. These properties make them highly useful...
by John Gardella | May 12, 2020 | PFAS
Environmental groups have filed an amicus brief to the court reviewing New Hampshire’s PFAS regulations, arguing that the lower court did not properly conduct the cost-benefit analysis to enjoining the proposed standards. The parties who brought this suit against the...
by Jessica Deyoe | Apr 20, 2020 | PFAS, Toxic Tort
On Monday April 13, 2020, the town of East Hampton, New York filed suit against its own fire department in federal court. The town of alleges that the East Hampton Fire Department failed to properly cleanup aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) that contained...
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