As discussed in prior postings, a number of companies across the country convert ethylene oxide into a gas in order to sterilize medical equipment and supplies (as well as other items). One such company, Sterigenics, operated a large facility, Willowbook, in Illinois...
We previously reported in May 2022 on a bill passed in New York that would ban the sale of any apparel in the state of New York that contain intentionally added PFAS starting on December 31, 2023. When the bill went to the Governor's desk for signature, the apparel...
Yesterday, the EPA announced that it pushed the release date for its proposed drinking water standard with respect to PFAS to March 2023, with the goal to have the final rule in the Federal Register by September 2024. The September 2024 deadline may occur sooner,...
On December 28, 2022, a PFAS consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed in New York against Coca-Cola over alleged PFAS content in the Simply Tropical juice products sold by the company. The Coca-Cola PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit is but the latest in a growing line...
In March of 2022, we reported on the the EPA’s adoption of revised American Society for Testing and Material (“ASTM”) standards that would, for the first time, include a reference to PFAS. We explained that the ASTM changes would be significant for a wide array of...
On September 9, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted interlocutory review of an enormously significant PFAS class action lawsuit filed in Ohio – Hardwick v. 3M. We previously wrote about the details of the Ohio court’s decision to grant class certification...
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the EPA formally sent its proposed federal PFAS drinking water standards to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for consideration and approval or rejection. The proposed rule cleared OMB review on November 30, 2022;...
At the end of December 2022, the Pennsylvania PFAS regulations proposed for drinking water standards passed the final hurdle in a lengthy regulatory process and now sits with the state Attorney General for signature into law. Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board...
In 2021, we detailed one of the most far-reaching PFAS bans in the country when we reported on Maine's new law that would take a phased approach to banning the sale of products in the state that contain intentionally added PFAS. For certain industries, the ban took...
We previously wrote regarding a Michigan state court ruling that struck down Michigan's PFAS regulations related to drinking water enforceable limits. In December, the state's environmental agency appealed the ruling. While several arguments were advanced by 3M in...