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California Advances Bill to Ban Most PFAS Uses

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The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed California Senate Bill 682 aiming to ban the sale of products with intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) unless deemed to have...more

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States Draft Legislation Following EPA’s PFAS Action Plan

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Shortly after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s February 2019 release of its PFAS Action Plan, many states are following suit with draft legislation and other actions addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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Legislative Update: House of Representatives Introduces Bill to Require EPA to Regulate PFAS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA

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In a recent article posted by Manufacturing Today, we discussed the unexpected risks facing manufacturers of products containing Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a class of more than 3,000 man-made...more

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Perfluorinated Chemicals: Federal Legislation Introduced to Designate PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

Federal legislation has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives to designate all PFAS chemicals as Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act (“CERCLA”or “Superfund”) hazardous...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - September 25, 2013

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Proposition 65 Reform Passes Legislature, Heads to Governor's Desk: Sacramento Business Journal - Sep 12 -- At least one effort to reform the state of California’s requirements for...more

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UPDATE: California Bill Requiring Fracking Chemical Disclosure Advances In Legislature

California is one step closer to requiring energy companies to disclose to state regulators the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.”...more

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