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The Complexity of Finding a Balanced Approach in PFAS Legislation

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Across the United States, there has been a concerted effort to confront the pervasive issue of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through legislative measures that ban the use and/or sale of PFAS-containing products...more

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California Looks to Expand Regulation of Microplastics and PPD Derivatives

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California has begun the public process for a potential regulatory proposal expanding the list of chemicals that may be regulated under its Safer Consumer Products Program (SCP). The California Department of Toxic Substances...more

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California Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance Now Final

On February 23, 2023, California EPA (Cal EPA) finally released a “final draft” version of the much-awaited vapor intrusion guidance, Final Draft Supplemental Guidance: Screening and Evaluating Vapor Intrusion (VI Guidance)...more

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Here at Last! DTSC’s 2022 Vapor Intrusion Advisory

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Last month, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) issued its long-awaited “Vapor Intrusion Update” (“Advisory”) which is intended to guide the selection of attenuation factors (“AFs”) at contaminated...more

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Five Things to Know About the New Federal Environmental Justice Index and Cumulative Impacts

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Since 2021, the Administration has released several mapping tools addressing environmental and health impacts on environmental justice (“EJ”) communities....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - January 2021 #2

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DOI unveils plan to weaken protections for millions of acres of California desert - Reuters – January 13 - The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on Wednesday proposed weakening environmental protections for millions...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

California Vapor Intrusion Guidance Promises More Consistency

In February, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, or DTSC, the State Water Resources Control Board, or SWRCB, and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board released a much-anticipated draft...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2015

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Environmental and Policy Focus: Berkeley Hillside: New Supreme Court decision defines limits of CEQA exemption challenges to development: Allen Matkins - Mar 2: On March 2, the California Supreme Court issued the...more

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Staff Changes at DTSC, Presentation on Safer Consumer Products Regulations at Conference

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced that Director Debbie Raphael will be leaving her position on May 30, 2014, to lead San Francisco's Department of the Environment. Raphael's replacement...more

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Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers Must Take Action Following DTSC Reveal of Priority Products

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Once again, California is on the leading edge of environmental programs. An approaching April 1, 2014, deadline for publication of a “Priority Products List” under “Safer Consumer Products Regulations” that first went into...more

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Local Agencies Empowered to Order the Cleanup of Contaminated Properties - Assembly Bill 440 Provides Agencies Immunity from...

Gov. Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 440 into law, providing an important tool for local agencies to force the cleanup of contaminated properties within their borders. AB 440 builds upon the Polanco Redevelopment Act...more

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