California has passed a new law that makes it the first state in the country to require public water suppliers to notify customers if their water contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. September 18, 2019 | Law360 | Authors: Jeffrey Dintzer and Clynton Namuo
The House and Senate have passed separate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act with slightly different language to address contamination of groundwater by PFAS compounds from military bases. This article analyzes the provisions and whether they’ll survive the conference committee and avoid a presidential veto. August 30, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment | Authors: Jeffrey…
The U.S. Department of Defense has picked a fight with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Congress over allowable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in groundwater in a remarkably public battle that portends a prolonged fight over how to regulate this emerging family of contaminants. May 22, 2019 | Law360 | Authors:…
California has unleashed a deluge of regulatory orders seeking complicated and expensive testing investigating potential releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, at suspected dischargers throughout the state. While these orders will be burdensome and costly for the recipients, California’s regulators, like the federal regulatory agencies, have acknowledged that there is still considerable scientific…
It has been roughly three months since the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment formally added PFOA and PFOS to its list of toxic chemicals. Now, companies doing business in California with 10 or more employees are required to provide a “clear and reasonable” warning before knowingly exposing anyone to products with those chemicals….