Jan 15, 2025 EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On January 14, 2025, EPA released for public comment its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and...
Jan 14, 2025 Tips and Resources for Fire Insurance Claims By Shanti Eagle Our hearts are with all of the fire victims in this devastating time. This advice is not new, but it bears re-circulating due to the...
Jan 07, 2025 EPA Announces Automatic Addition of Nine Additional PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On January 3, 2025, EPA issued a press release announcing that nine additional PFAS had been added to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)...
Jan 06, 2025 California Air Resources Board (CARB) Issues Notice of Its Enforcement Standards for 2026 Climate Reporting Under SB 253 By Chris Rendall-Jackson On December 5, 2024, CARB issued an Enforcement Notice discussing its enforcement standards for 2026 climate reporting under SB 253, and...
Jan 06, 2025 Federal Circuit Notes Patent in Rejecting Trade Dress Protection By Nate Garhart As a general rule, in order to be protectable trade dress, a feature of a product, for example, the product's color, must be...
Dec 31, 2024 EPA Announces Draft Human Health Criteria for Three PFAS in Waterbodies By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On December 19, 2024, EPA announced draft national recommended human health criteria (HHC) for three PFAS in waterbodies:...
Dec 23, 2024 Cal. AB 1305: Jan. 1, 2025, is a key date for mandatory disclosures by certain entities related to VCOs and certain claims about climate objectives By Chris Rendall-Jackson Compliance with AB 1305, the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (Health & Safety Code sections 44475 – 44475.3), is mandatory for...
Dec 10, 2024 EPA Issues Supplemental Proposed Rule Updating SNURs for 17 PFAS By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On November 29, 2024, EPA issued a supplemental proposed rule to update significant new use rules (SNURs) previously proposed for 17 PFAS...
Dec 07, 2024 OEHHA Announces Amendments to the Prop 65 Safe-Harbor Warning Regulations By Chris Rendall-Jackson On December 6, 2024, OEHHA announced that amendments to the Prop 65 safe-harbor warning regulations have been approved and finalized. The...
Dec 03, 2024 "Selective Prosecution," Hunter Biden, and January 6 By Alexis Loeb When President Biden pardoned his son Hunter over the weekend, he did not say he was doing so just because he cared about his son....
Dec 02, 2024 Biden-Harris Administration Announces Release of EPA’s Third Annual Progress Report on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On November 14, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of EPA’s third annual progress report on EPA’s PFAS Strategic...
Nov 25, 2024 Special Counsel Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Two Cases Pending Against President-Elect Trump By Alexis Loeb On November 25, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both federal cases pending against President Trump: the election-interference...