EPA loophole lets 600 toxic PFAS chemicals evade review, petition says
13 Oct 2022
A loophole in the federal government’s procedures for reviewing new chemicals has allowed at least 600 so-called forever chemicals into American markets despite evidence they pose serious health risks, according to a petition filed Thursday.
The litigation landscape around PFAS is heating up
10 Oct 2022
With or without federal PFAS regulation, the litigation landscape around PFAS is heating up, according to Alex Roje, partner in Lathrop GPM’s Insurance Recovery practice.
[Press release] Shaheen, Blumenthal Statement on DOD Prohibition of certain PFAS-Containing Items
10 Oct 2022
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Blumenthal issued the following statements following a recent announcement by the DoD that the agency will prohibit the procurement of certain items that contain PFAS.
[Public Review] World Health Organization revisions to the guidelines for drinking-water quality
3 Oct 2022
Guidelines for drinking-water quality for PFAS, with a focus on PFOS and PFOA, are posted for public comment. Comments should be sent by 11 November 2022 to [email protected].
[Press Release] CA Gets Tougher On PFAS Chemicals Under Ting Bill Signed By The Governor
29 Sep 2022
The Golden State continues to crack down on the use of PFAS, chemicals that put our health and the environment at risk. Governor Newsom tonight signed AB 1817 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), which bans the use of these harmful substances in fabrics by 2025.
Pentagon Shift to PFAS-Free Foam Spurring ‘Tidal Wave’ of Change
26 Sep 2022
Decades later, the former Air Force firefighter has diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and higher-than-average PFAS chemicals in his blood. And the Pentagon knows the PFAS-based foam he worked with had a noxious side
US Senate approves HFC treaty
23 Sep 2022
The Senate voted 69–27 on Sept. 21 to allow the US to join an international treaty to curb the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons.
Dow, 3M and others exploit loophole to avoid reporting ‘forever chemicals’ releases
22 Sep 2022
At least five facilities around the U.S. operated by Dow Chemical, 3M and other companies are using very large amounts of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS but are likely using a regulatory loophole to avoid reporting their releases of PFAS into the environment.
State attorneys say DuPont spin-offs should be liable for PFAS contamination
20 Sep 2022
This was a corporate restructuring, where the same company was broken down into component parts, and is now saying, 'we didn't even exist at the time that these liabilities arose,'" state Department of Justice attorney Ryan Park told the court.
Honeywell lobbying Gov. Newsom to veto measure banning ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics products
20 Sep 2022
Technology giant Honeywell is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would ban the sale in the state of cosmetics intentionally made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Gov. Newsom vetoes California bill to track and report toxic ‘forever chemicals’
19 Sep 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would require the collection and reporting of information on products containing PFAS but pointed toward potential future action by the US EPA.
3M Loses US Contractor Immunity Argument in PFAS Case
16 Sep 2022
3M Co. failed to persuade the federal judge presiding over PFAS mass tort litigation that the company is immune from liability for alleged damages for the toxic substances as a government contractor.
California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
13 Sep 2022
This week, California’s Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally.
'Forever chemicals' are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started
13 Sep 2022
State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking water, aiming to shield water customers and taxpayers from the massive cost of cleaning them up.
Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
6 Sep 2022
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, any person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale in the state any new, not previously owned, textile articles that contain regulated PFAS.