On March 14, EPA released a proposed rule establishing national drinking water standards for PFAS. The proposed rule is part of the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. It seeks to regulate PFOA and PFOS as individual contaminants and four additional PFAS (PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS, and GenX chemicals) as mixtures. EPA intends to regulate PFOA and PFOS […]
A newly released study has found that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, may not be directly responsible for the increased risk of cancer that has been associated with the weedkiller. The study was conducted by a team of federal and private sector researchers who tested glyphosate and herbicide mixtures using glyphosate on human B-lymphoblastoid […]
The DC Superior Court has granted Coca-Cola Company’s motion to dismiss a 2021 lawsuit filed against it for false and deceptive marketing practices. Plaintiffs argued that the company had falsely represented itself as a sustainable and environmentally friendly company. The 2021 Complaint alleged that Coca-Cola’s representations violate the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act […]
The Expert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry (ECOSChem) has released a report, Definition and Criteria for Sustainable Chemistry, which serves to provide a clear and actionable definition and set of criteria for sustainable chemistry. ECOSChem has aspirations that this definition and set of criteria will be adopted and adapted for uses such as policymaking, education, and […]
EPA recently released two documents regarding cumulative risk assessments under TSCA section 6, Draft Proposed Principles of Cumulative Risk Assessment Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and Draft Proposed Approach for Cumulative Risk Assessment of High-priority Phthalates and Manufacturer-Requested Phthalate under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The first document details a set of principles for […]
This month Verdant Law founder Phil Moffat traveled to Orlando, Florida, to present at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) 2023 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium. Mr. Moffat’s presentation discussed the implications of chemical regulation for product design. The presentation outlined recent trends in the chemical regulatory landscape, including EPA’s PFAS reporting […]
On February 14, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (“MDEP”) published a proposed rule clarifying Maine’s PFAS reporting requirement under the state’s “An Act to Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution,” which became effective January 1, 2023. Manufacturers of products for sale in the state which contain intentionally added PFAS are required by the statute […]
On January 26, 2023, EPA proposed a significant new use rule (SNUR) for PFAS substances that are currently classified as “inactive” on the TSCA Inventory. A substance is considered inactive on the TSCA Inventory when it has not been manufactured, imported, or processed in the U.S. since 2006. When the rule is finalized, anyone who […]
EPA has announced that it will begin a rulemaking to regulate PFAS in landfill leachate discharges. Pursuant to the 2021 Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan, EPA has been collecting data on wastewater discharges from the Landfills Point Source Category (40 CFR part 445), with a focus on PFAS discharges. EPA refers to this data collection as […]
On February 1, 2023, Global Witness, an environmental justice-focused non-profit organization and a Shell shareholder, filed a complaint with the SEC’s Climate and ESG Task Force requesting the Agency investigate claims Shell has made regarding its renewable energy sources. The complaint alleges that Shell has materially misstated its financial commitment to renewable resources of energy […]
