Washington residents filed suit against 3M Co. and other companies for alleged PFAS contamination in groundwater in due to the use of aqueous film-forming foam and its component products in Yakima County, Washington. Plaintiff complained that the alleged PFAS contamination began in the 1960s and continues to present date. May 11, 2023 | Coosa River…
A Georgia district judge recently entered a consent decree resolving Clean Water Act claims brought by an environmental non-profit organization against a textile plant (Mount Vernon Mills) and a local town (Trion, Georgia). According to the non-profit, the plant and town were liable under the Clean Water Act because the town—in treating the plant’s wastewater,…
The Town of Weldon North Carolina filed suit against 3M Co. and other companies for alleged PFAS contamination in the Roanoke River, which plaintiff asserted is a source of drinking water, and the surrounding soil, groundwater, and surface water. Plaintiff complained that the alleged PFAS contamination began in the 1960s and continues to present date….
Greg Berlin presented on “PFAS Liability Management” panel at this event hosted by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Section.
A District of Columbia district judge recently dismissed a citizens enforcement action brought by two environmental non-profit groups against Inhance Technologies USA for its alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, the non-profit groups alleged that Inhance—a plastics company that specializes in fluorinating plastic storage containers—violated, and continues to violate, TSCA because…