Following the breakup of large utility holding companies by trust busters in the 1930s, General Electric created Ebasco (Electric Bond and Share Company), a construction company and consultancy that, among other things,...more
Maine proposes a new rule to its PFAS legislation, while the Massachusetts Legislature considers two bills around banning specific PFAS-containing products.
Since many companies that do business in the United States do so...more
As expected, as part of the implementation of its 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to establish Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Levels...more
Since mid-2022, North Carolina, California, Wisconsin and Illinois each have sued primary and secondary manufacturers of PFAS and PFAS-containing products for alleged environmental damage caused by the distribution of their...more
Multiple states have enacted laws that impose prohibitions or notification obligations on the commercial distribution of PFAS-containing products, with requirements under the laws of three states (California, Maine and New...more
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EPA released a pre-publication notice of its long-anticipated proposed rule to designate certain PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA (Superfund) hazardous substances.
CERCLA hazardous substances designation would fulfill an important...more