Forever Litigation: the PFAS Project

Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’

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Saint-Gobain Hit with Unlawful Termination Suit Over PFAS Alarm

A multinational French company is under fire for terminating an in-house lawyer who insisted that carcinogenic “forever chemicals” were possibly contaminating waters around some of the company’s U.S. factories.

California Regulators Narrow Wastewater PFAS Test Rule

Wastewater treatment facilities in California will have a targeted list of specific “forever chemicals” to sample for, or report upon, that is more defined than other polluters, such as refineries, cement plants, and gas stations, under a state air toxics monitoring program update.

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Maryland, West Virginia Pass PFAS Bills: State Tracker

Lawmakers in Maryland and West Virginia passed two PFAS-related bills as their states’ legislative sessions came to a close this month.

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PFAS Food Package Ban, Cookware Rule Moves in California (1)

California is one step closer to banning “forever chemicals” in food packaging and requiring health warnings on cookware containing those compounds, under a bill passed in the state assembly Thursday.

Canada To Focus on Health Harms Under Changes to Chemical Law

Canada has unveiled legislation to toughen its main law for regulating toxic chemicals, including substances imported by U.S. companies that are under Biden administration scrutiny.

Clear PFAS Definition Needed by EPA, States Tell Agency (1)

The EPA doesn’t have a single agency-wide definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which is prompting state officials to push it to adopt one.

Congress to Tackle Biden’s Agenda: BGOV Spring Hill Watch

Congress returns the week of April 12 as House and Senate Democratic leaders begin a push to enact President Joe Biden’s long-term economic strategy built around massive infrastructure and manufacturing investments.

PFAS: The 'Forever Chemicals'

97% of Americans have a detectable amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their blood, but we don’t yet know all of their health effects. The EPA says more than 600 PFAS chemicals are in the marketplace in the U.S. While states are racing to regulate PFAS, while the federal government lags.