John Gardella will co-chair this year's PFAS Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences. The virtual conference, scheduled for March 17, will bring together leading experts on a wide range of PFAS issues, including litigation, biosolids, remediation, AFFF MDL, and...
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...
February 2026 PFAS Legislative Developments February Legislation Tracking (February 1 – February 28)Current Trends in Legislation – February 2026Federal Legislature No new bills were introduced. State Legislature Fifty two (52) bills were introduced across eighteen...
On February 10, 2026, members of the Georgia House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to send House Bill 211, also known as the “PFAS Receiver Shield Act,” to the House floor for consideration, reviving their efforts to shield the state's carpet and textile...
January 2026 PFAS Legislative Developments January Legislation Tracking (January 1 – January 31)Current Trends in Legislation – January 2026Federal Legislature Two new bills were introduced. State Legislature Eighty Two (82) bills were introduced across Twenty Two...
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...
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...