Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newson signed into law SB-1044 (Firefighting Equipment and Foam: PFAS Chemicals). The bill is in essence a PFAS firefighting foam ban and many environmentalists are heralding the bill as strong step forward in eliminating...
On October 27, 2020, a California water PFAS lawsuit was filed by the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency against several companies, in which it is alleged that the companies are responsible for PFAS water contamination in southern California. It is alleged that the...
PFAS limits in bottled water is a subject that has recently seen increased public scrutiny and pressure for federal agencies to act - specifically, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, a December 2019 letter from the FDA to the International Bottled Water...
In August 2020, we flagged the possibility that local water boards in Orange County, California would file a lawsuit alleging that certain PFAS manufacturers were responsible for PFAS contamination found in the local drinking water sources, with possible damages of...
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...
Plaintiff’s counsel in Hardwick v. 3M filed a motion on July 31, 2020 seeking an order certifying a nationwide class in a suit against several PFAS manufacturers. If the class is approved, this will be the most significant PFAS case to date for numerous reasons...
In line with other recent proposed PFAS legislation we have reported on, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, introduced new PFAS legislation on July 15, 2020. If passed, the Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act...
In February of this year, the EPA preliminarily determined that setting a legally enforceable National Primary Drinking Water Regulation is appropriate for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). Currently, the EPA has only established a...
On September 11, 2020, the Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey sued 3M Company for contaminating the municipality’s drinking water with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which fall within a class of over 7,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
California’s State Water Resources Control Board announced on Thursday, February 6, 2020 that it will reduce the levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in drinking water systems that trigger responses under lower response...