Thomas Lee

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Merrit Jones |John Kindschuh |Thomas Lee

On April 8, 2025, the Governor of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham, signed HB 212 prohibiting certain PFAS substances in various consumer products. This bill (now enacted into law) establishes on specific product categories beginning on January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028. Notably, on January 1, 2032, New Mexico prohibits a manufacturer from selling or distributing any consumer product containing intentionally added PFAS substances.

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Merrit Jones |John Kindschuh |Thomas Lee

If HB 212 is signed by Governor Lujan Grisham, New Mexico would become only the third state to enact a ban on intentionally added PFAS in all categories of consumer products. However, in an important departure from similar laws in Maine and Minnesota, New Mexico has exempted fluoropolymer PFAS (including compounds like PTFE) from the ban. Specific Restrictions1.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Nora Faris |John Kindschuh |Thomas Lee

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has extended the public comment period for the Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) (“Draft Risk Assessment”) until April 16, 2025. EPA’s 30-day extension, among other things, provides an opportunity for interested parties to “thoroughly review and analyze” the Draft Risk Assessment.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Nora Faris |John Kindschuh |Thomas Lee

On January 15, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its “Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)” (“Draft Risk Assessment”) in the Federal Register.

Dec 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Thomas Lee

California’s proposed amendments to the Proposition 65 short-form warning requirements have been approved and are set to take effect on January 1, 2025. Businesses that use the current version of the short-form warning will have three years to implement the changes, which require identifying at least one chemical name in the warnings. As we previously reported, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to the Prop.