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PFAS and TRI: More, Lots More, to Come

Given today’s incessant media coverage and regulatory attention to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), and their widespread presence in a host of products, it may seem surprising at first that the recently…

EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting

Earlier this week, on July 18, 2022, U.S. EPA issued a final rule that subjects five new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) reporting requirements under Section 313 of…

The Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 30, 2022. In a decision issued the final day of the Supreme Court’s 2022 term, the Court sided with West Virginia and other States that had challenged the…

EPA Advances on Key PFAS Roadmap Deadlines

Original Kelley Drye Client Advisory posted on June 17, 2022. In the last two weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has taken two major steps forward on its regulation of the “forever chemicals,” per- and…

Revisions to Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings on Hold; New Proposal Expected

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that it will not be moving forward with the current proposal to amend Proposition 65 "short-form" warnings and that the agency will…