June 2022 PFAS Legislative Developments June Legislation Tracking (June 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022)Current Trends in Legislation – June 2022PFAS Monitoring and PFAS Task Force Federal Level Key point addressed: Provide appropriations for Clean water standards and PFAS...
In October 2021, the EPA released its PFAS Roadmap, which stated explicit goals and deadlines for over twenty action items specific to PFAS. As part of the Roadmap, the EPA pledged to re-assess the existing Health Advisories (HAs) for PFOA and PFOS, as well as...
On June 14, 2022, John Gardella spoke at Perrin Conference's Environmental Risk and PFAS Litigation Conference, at which he address the subject of PFAS. Specifically, his panel discussion, titled "The PFAS Products Liability Crystal Ball: When Will It Begin and What...
The end of May 2022 saw two new significant California PFAS laws make their way through the legislature, taking significant steps forward to becoming laws that are presented to the Governor for signature. Both bills to some degree focus directly on consumer goods....
May 2022 PFAS Legislative Developments May Legislation Tracking (May 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022)Current Trends in Legislation – May 2022PFAS Monitoring and PFAS Task Force Federal Level Key point addressed: Clean water standards, PFAS testing and cosmetics products...
May '21 PFAS Legislative Developments April/May Legislation Data (April 1 2021 – May 21, 2021)Current Trends in Legislation – April/May 2021Water Safety and PFAs States involved: AK, NC Key point addressed: Identifying Maximum contaminant limits and enforcing the...
A PFAS products ban bill now sits on the desk of the governor of Colorado, the last step before the piece of legislation becomes state law. The bill, HB 1345, would ban the use of PFAS in a variety of consumer goods, which follows in the footsteps of several other...
We previously provided an update regarding the EPA’s notification to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that it intends to move forward with regulating PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. We further detailed the growing movement...
We previously commented on the significance of the four days of hearings held by the Science Advisory Board (SAB) on issues related to the EPA’s proposals to regulate two legacy PFAS – PFOA and PFOS – in drinking water. On April 1, 2022, the SAB PFAS report was...
On May 18, 2022 at 2pm EDT, John Gardella will speak on a virtual AM Best webinar entitled "Impact of Regulatory Changes on the Insurance Landscape." John and his fellow presenters will discuss the most significant emerging regulatory issues, including how insurers...