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New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use”...

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In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a ban on sales and distribution...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

January 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more

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New U.S. Chemical Safety Board Tool

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On Tuesday, January 14, the CSB announced a new “incident report” tool, calling it a “new safety product to provide the public with more information about serious chemical incidents reported to the agency.” Through its...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California’s Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings Now in Effect

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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of proposed amendments to Proposition 65 in October 2023 that significantly modify the information businesses are required to provide in...more

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New York and California: Bans on PFAS in Textiles and Apparel Begin January 1, 2025

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Bans in California and New York on textile articles and apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) will take effect January 1, 2025. That same day, Colorado will commence its phased approach to prohibit...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Imposes More Stringent Lead Paint Dust Requirements

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In response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) updates to its lead paint hazard standards were deficient because they improperly took...more

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Mandatory Disclosure on "Forever Chemicals," PFAS, in One State Propagates Consumer Class Action in Another

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In what appears to be a new pathway for PFAS litigation, California plaintiffs recently filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of BIC razors stemming from disclosures the company made under Maine's PFAS law, which were...more

Alston & Bird

PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q1 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA proposes rules for RCRA, more states seek to ban PFAS in products, and science...more

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PFAS in Consumer Products: State-by-state Regulations - November 2023

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Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by laws regulating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products. This...more

Perkins Coie

ESG and the Apparel Industry: Always in Fashion

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In recent years, the apparel, fashion, and luxury goods industries have seen an increased focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. As industry leaders continue to make ESG commitments, regulators,...more

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PFAS Update: Minnesota Significantly Restricts PFAS in Consumer Products

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On May 24, 2023, Minnesota enacted HF 2310, which includes a number of PFAS restrictions in consumer products. As discussed below, several categories of products can no longer contain intentionally added PFAS beginning on...more

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PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2023 Q1 – Setting the PFAS standard

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In the first edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA proposes national primary drinking water regulations, states introduce landmark...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #3

Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced - Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more

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