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Maine Makes a Bold Move in Banning Most PFAS-Containing Products
Last month, the Maine legislature introduced broad and sweeping restrictions on a range of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). These restrictions are some of the most comprehensive in the…
A Brief History of PFAS Litigation
Readers of this blog may be interested in a new article from Water Finance & Management, A Legal History of PFAS . The article highlights the early discovery of certain PFAS, their toxicity and persistence, how the…
PFAS and TRI: More, Lots More, to Come
Given today’s incessant media coverage and regulatory attention to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), and their widespread presence in a host of products, it may seem surprising at first that the recently…
EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
Earlier this week, on July 18, 2022, U.S. EPA issued a final rule that subjects five new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) reporting requirements under Section 313 of…
EPA Advances on Key PFAS Roadmap Deadlines
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 17, 2022. In the last two weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has taken two major steps forward on its regulation of the “forever chemicals,” per- and…