A Northern District of California judge issued a sweeping dismissal of a microplastics class action that would have lowered the bar on the sufficiency of allegations of potential hazards from microplastics....more
7/10/2025
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California microplastics case dismissed, MAHA Commission releases its report, federal PFAS priorities change, IARC classifies automotive gasoline, and more....more
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally published in the Federal Register (89 Fed. Reg. 39124) its long-awaited final rule designating two of the most studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more