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Prop 65 Glyphosate Warnings Violate First Amendment Proscription Against Government-Compelled Speech

In a momentous decision, a federal court of appeals has held that the First Amendment prohibits California from requiring businesses to provide a warning under Proposition 65 for potential exposure to glyphosate. The…

California Fiddles with Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings

Whether Nero actually fiddled while Rome burned is historically questionable, though it was undoubtedly true that the mad emperor focused on the trivial during a time of emergency. California leaves no such room for…

EPA Requires TRI Reporting of Small Concentrations of PFAS; Expands Supplier Notification for Lead and Other Chemicals of Concern

Earlier today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized elimination of the de minimis exemption for reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under the Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”).…

Everything Everywhere All at Once: EPA Reporting Rule Presents Major Challenges for Companies with PFAS-Containing Products

So-called “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) were barely on the regulatory radar screen a decade ago. Now, much like the most recent Best Picture award winner, PFAS are seemingly…

The Prop 65 Annual Conference: Notes from the Front 2023 … “Over-Warning” is Here to Stay

(Virtually) Live from San Francisco … Kelley Green Law Blog was delighted again to attend last week’s terrific Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2023 Conference, the largest annual gathering of the movers and shakers in the world…