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EPA Proposes Designating Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated plan to categorize two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as “hazardous substances” subject to the…

SEC Unveils Landmark Proposed Rules on Climate Change Disclosures

Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted by Courtney Kleshinski on March 22, 2022. On March 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled its long-anticipated draft proposed rules for mandatory…

New York Continues to Debate Next Step with Cleaning Product Disclosure Program

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) is debating its next step after what would have been the nation's first mandatory disclosure program for cleaning product ingredients was invalidated by a…

More Tinkering at the Edges of Prop 65

The California Assembly passed a bill (AB 1123) earlier this month that would require litigants in private Proposition 65 enforcement actions to notify the state Attorney General (AG) of any appeals in such cases.…

California Clarifies Scope of Prop 65 Listing for Soluble Nickel Compounds

California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued an important clarification of the scope of last year's listing of "soluble" nickel compounds as reproductive toxins under Proposition 65.…