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California Still Seeking Proper Balance for Prop 65 Short Form Warnings
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which manages the state's Proposition 65 program, is reviewing comments on its latest attempt to limit use of the popular "short form" warning…
SEC Unveils Landmark Proposed Rules on Climate Change Disclosures
Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted by Courtney Kleshinski on March 22, 2022. On March 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled its long-anticipated draft proposed rules for mandatory…
EPA Releases 2020 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Data, Plans to Eliminate De Minimis Exemption for PFAS
Earlier this week, U.S. EPA released the agency's 2020 TRI National Assessment Report, which includes data from first-time reports filed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In releasing the report, EPA…
The Prop 65 Pandemic: No Covid Slow-Down for Enforcement
While the Covid-19 pandemic caused all sorts of disruptions to society and the economy, at least one area of business has thrived over the last two years: private plaintiff enforcement of California Proposition 65. In…
EPA “Fenceline Communities Screening Strategy” Aims to Advance Environmental Justice Agenda
EPA released this past Friday the agency’s draft strategy for examining health and environmental risks in communities that reside near facilities that emit chemicals undergoing TSCA review. The "fenceline communities…