12 Sep, 2024 Recent Increase in Prop 65 60-Day Notices Targeting Diethanolamine in Cosmetics By Chris Rendall-Jackson There has been a recent increase in the number of Prop 65 60-Day Notices targeting diethanolamine in cosmetics. Diethanolamine is...
09 Sep, 2024 EPA Publishes Direct Final Rule Delaying TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting by Eight Months By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On September 5, 2024, EPA published a direct final rule delaying by eight months the one-time reporting required under TSCA section...
04 Sep, 2024 Multi-State Petition to EPA Seeks Listing of Four PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Air Pollutants Under the Clean Air Act By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman Three states have lodged a petition with EPA, seeking the listing of four PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the...
22 Aug, 2024 Petition to EPA Seeks Cancellation and Suspension of Pesticide Registrations and Other Action Under FIFRA, Related to PFAS Content By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman A Legal Rulemaking Petition (citizen petition) has been lodged with EPA, seeking “cancellation and suspension of several existing...
14 Aug, 2024 The Supreme Court's Recent Clean Water Act Decision Forces Local Jurisdictions to Tackle Wetlands Issues By John Ugai As someone who grew up in Southwest Colorado, Ayden Crosby's great reporting on Silverton's efforts to grapple with wetlands issues after...
31 Jul, 2024 Pending Legal Challenge to EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman A legal challenge is pending in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to EPA’s April 19, 2024 final rule designating...
08 Jul, 2024 Prop 65: The looming BPS warning deadline By Chris Rendall-Jackson On December 29, 2023, OEHHA listed bisphenol S (BPS) under Prop 65 as a chemical known to the State of California to cause female...
02 Jul, 2024 CalRecycle Publishes Updated Covered Material Categories List As Part of California’s EPR Law By Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On July 1, 2024, CalRecycle published an updated list of covered material categories as required by California’s extended producer...
01 Jul, 2024 Preliminary injunction issued regarding enforcement of Prop 65 warning requirement for titanium dioxide in cosmetic and personal care products By Chris Rendall-Jackson On June 12, 2024, in Personal Care Products Council v. Bonita (No. 23-1006), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
24 Jun, 2024 Fourth Circuit Affirms that Federal Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Review EPA Grant of Petition Under TSCA to Test Fifty-Four PFAS By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On June 10, 2024, in Center for Environmental Health v. Regan (No. 23-1476), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that federal courts...
13 Jun, 2024 Two Legal Actions Challenge New EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for Six PFAS in Drinking Water By Sarah Bell Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman Two legal challenges have been filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to EPA’s April 10, 2024, final rule setting...
11 Jun, 2024 CalRecycle Issues RFP for SB 54 Disposal Facility-Based Material Characterization Study By Chris Rendall-Jackson Don Sobelman On May 31, CalRecycle posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Disposal Facility-Based Material Characterization Study pursuant to SB...