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Jan 14, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |Reza Zarghamee
New York and California have recently imposed sweeping prohibitions on the sale of apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These prohibitions have a broad scope and are effective and enforceable as of January 1, 2025. Clothing companies and their suppliers will be impacted by these state regulations.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Reza Zarghamee
With 2024 winding down and a change of presidential administration imminent, it is worthwhile to consider the state of EPA’s efforts to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In this connection, EPA recently released its third annual Progress Report on the Agency’s 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Reza Zarghamee
Litigation risks associated with per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to grow, as demonstrated by settlements over the last year in the set of claims being adjudicated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL-2873) in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (“MDL”) and other recent lawsuits.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Aimee Ghosh |Amaris Trozzo |Reza Zarghamee
Takeaways On September 19, the Senate Armed Services Chairman released the final Manager’s Amendment for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—signaling that it is now time for the House and Senate to negotiate this “must-pass” legislation. Included in the House and Senate NDAAs are different provisions concerning PFAS that will need to be reconciled prior to passage. Rep.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Sidney Fowler |Reza Zarghamee
On September 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice seeking comment on the manufacture of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), which is used to produce plastic containers used for various household consumer, commercial and industrial products.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |Reza Zarghamee
A recent Supreme Court ruling could further jeopardize EPA’s PFAS hazardous substance designation, as the agency is attempting to advance a novel use of delegated legislative authority to further regulate PFAS chemicals. On June 28, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |Tamara Bruno |Reza Zarghamee
On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its long-awaited rule designating two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The final rule will take effect 60 days after EPA publishes it in the Federal Register.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |Reza Zarghamee
The Biden Administration is continuing its efforts to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On April 15, 2024, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal designating two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steve Brenner |Reza Zarghamee
On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX) Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) Additionally, EPA required the use of the...
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Stephanie Amaru |Reza Zarghamee
As regulation of the use of PFAS in consumer products continues to develop at a rapid pace in the United States, businesses that manufacture or sell products internationally should also keep their fingers on the pulse of foreign regulatory developments. On April 4, members of the French Parliament unanimously approved a bill calling for the ban on the manufacture, import and sale of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), starting January 1, 2026.
