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PFAS Legislative Developments (June 2023)
June 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments June Legislation Tracking (June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023)Current Trends in Legislation – June 2023 1 Federal Bill Introduced Federal Level Key point addressed: Appropriations for PFAS program in relation to airports and...
John Gardella Interviewed On PFAS By Japan’s Nikkei News
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Emily Hey, a reporter for Japan's Nikkei News, for her article regarding the recently announced 3M PFAS water utility settlement fund, the historical context in which the litigation took place, and the impacts that...
Washington Post Interviews John Gardella For PFAS Article
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Kimberly Kindy, a reporter for the Washington Post, for her article regarding initiatives that states have undertaken with respect to PFAS. Attorney Gardella provided insights into future trends on PFAS bills at the...
Bloomberg Interviews John Gardella On PFAS MDL Settlements
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Pat Rizzuto, reporter for Bloomberg Law, for her article regarding the proposed DuPont settlement in the AFFF MDL and 3M's reported similar settlement for water utility cases on the MDL. Ms. Rizzuto is a Senior...
PFAS Legislative Developments (May 2023)
May 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments May Legislation Tracking (May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023)Current Trends in Legislation – May 2023 5 Federal Bill Introduced Federal Level Key point addressed: Restrictions on PFAs liability for specific entities. Food Packaging...
John Gardella Interviewed By ASCE On PFAS CERCLA Issues
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Jay Landers of ASCE's Civil Engineering Online for his article that examines efforts by legislators and industry groups to create legislatively-created exemptions to the EPA's proposed CERCLA regulations. Attorney...
John Gardella Interviewed By Chemical Watch For PFAS Topic
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Cailey Gleeson, reporter for Chemical Watch, for her article regarding the how PFAS consumer fraud claims in the United States are trending and how the plaintiffs' legal theories are adapting as Courts make various...
Four More States File PFAS Pollution Lawsuits
2023 has proven to be an extremely busy year for states filing PFAS lawsuits seeking environmental pollution remediation costs from PFAS manufacturers and AFFF manufacturers. Illinois (February), Maine (April), Kentucky (April), and Rhode Island (May) were the latest...
Proposed Consent Decree – EPA & Ethylene Oxide Emissions
As previously discussed in our recent reports, the Biden administration and the EPA have been emphasizing environmental justice, which includes a focus on Ethylene Oxide (EtO), an industrial solvent widely used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment that cannot...
$1.185 Billion PFAS Settlement For Water Utilities
On June 2, 2023, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva ("DuPont entities") announced that they had created a $1.185 billion fund to which any water utility with detectable PFAS attributable to Dupont Entities. Contribution rates will be consistent with the binding Memorandum...
EPA PFAS Enforcement Tools Lining Up For Aggressive Future
There are three significant EPA actions afoot related to PFAS that companies absolutely must pay close attention to and see as harbingers for aggressive EPA PFAS enforcement in the near future. An April 2023 PFAS-related Consent Order under the Clean Water Act,...
Minnesota PFAS Ban The Broadest In the Nation
We reported extensively on the landmark legislation passed in Maine in 2021, which was at the time the most far-reaching PFAS ban in the United States. Last week, Minnesota passed an even broader PFAS ban bill for the state that will have enormous impacts on companies...