A New Mexico district court found that the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act requires that administrative appeals related to permits issued under that statute be heard in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. That meant the federal court lacked jurisdiction to decide whether the New Mexico Environment Department exceeded its authority by requiring the cleanup…
Two couples from Massachusetts filed a proposed class action accusing several companies of allegedly contaminating a town’s underground drinking water supply with PFAS through use or management of a local composting facility. August 2, 2022 | Ryan et al. v. Grief Inc. et al. Case No. 4:22-cv-40089 (D.Ma.)
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) is challenging the interim EPA drinking water health advisories issued in June for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”). ACC alleges that the advisories rely on faulty science and that by calling the standards “interim” the EPA is trying to circumvent proper procedure. Seeking to vacate the advisories, ACC…
Sam Jockel and Greg Berlin presented on “Food and Food Contact Safety: Evolving Environmental Challenges” at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s July 2022 Law Over Lunch. July 21, 2022
In July 2022, The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) filed suit against the EPA in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, challenging the EPA’s recent drinking water health advisories regarding hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (“HPFO dimer acid”) and its ammonium salt, which are two GenX chemicals commonly used as alternatives to PFOA. Chemours…