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PFAS Legislative Developments (August 2021)
August 2021 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2021Military Reporting and Remediation Federal Level Key point addressed: Reporting and testing of PFAS on military...
PFAS Water Regulations In California Closer To Becoming Reality
On September 28, 2021, the state of California (through the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment) held a virtual workshop for proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for two types of PFAS - PFOA and PFOS. The release of proposed PHGs is extremely significant...
PFAS Legislative Developments (July 2021)
July 2021 PFAS Legislative Developments July Legislation Tracking (July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021)Current Trends in Legislation – July 2021Military Reporting and Remediation Federal Level Key point addressed: Reporting and testing of PFAS on military installations....
PFAS Soil Standards Closer To Being Set In Pennsylvania
On September 23, 2021, Pennsylvania took another step towards enacting PFAS soil standards for cleanup processes in the state. It is important to note that the proposed soil concentrations would not create liability standards, at least not explicitly. Instead, the...
PFAS Wastewater Discharge Regulations Take Step Forward
On September 14, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, which it is required to publish biennially under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for new effluent limitations guidelines. Plan 15 announces...
PFAS Georgia Rulings Open Door To Downstream Liabilities
In June 2021, we detailed various PFAS lawsuits in Georgia stemming from alleged drinking water pollution from the carpet manufacturing industry based in Dalton, Georgia (the "carpet capital of the world"). The lawsuits allege that the numerous carpet manufacturers in...
Ryan Landis To Speak On Prop 65 Acrylamide Issues
Please join Attorney Ryan Landis on Monday, September 27, 2021 from 11:20 am - 12:20 pm PST, as he speaks at the prestigious Prop. 65 Conference, which will be held virtually this year. Attorney Landis's topic, Regulatory And Legal Updates Concerning Acrylamide In...
Join John Gardella For His Live PFAS Webinar
Join Attorney John Gardella for his virtual education webinar through Lorman Education Services on September 29, 2021 from 1pm - 2pm ET. Attorney Gardella's session, "PFAS: Regulation Updates and Minimizing Compliance and Litigation Risks", will help attendees...
Maine PFAS Products Bill Most Far-Reaching To Date
On July 15, 2021, Maine passed what was touted as the most aggressive PFAS bill related to products thus far in the country. While true that the Maine PFAS products bill is the most far-reaching PFAS bill in the United States to date in terms of the scope of products...
Illinois Ban On PFAS AFFF – Joins 11 Other States
On August 6, 2021, Illinois became the twelfth state in the United States to ban PFAS-containing class B firefighting foam (also referred to as aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF). The PFAS Reduction Act (SB 561) was passed by unanimous vote of the legislature not...
PFAS Action Act 2021 Moves Forward – But How Significant Is the Progress?
On April 13, 2021, House representatives introduced the PFAS Action Act 2021, a comprehensive 40 page piece of legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take several significant PFAS regulatory actions. Last week, the bill passed in...
Brendan Gaughan Quoted in Mass. Lawyers Weekly
Brendan Gaughan was interviewed for an article published in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly entitled "Surveillance video takes center stage in premises liability." The article examines the proliferation of video surveillance in commercial settings, the impact of this...