October 14, 2019 Stephen D. DalyMGKF Litigation Blog Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied motions to dismiss filed by 3M Company, DuPont, Chemours, and other chemical companies in a putative class action lawsuit relating to exposure to PFAS chemicals. Hardwick v. 3M […]
Biobased Products News and Policy Report Federal Negotiated Agreement On RFS On October 4, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Sonny Perdue, announced President Trump’s negotiated agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Under the agreement, EPA and […]
Law 360 (October 9, 2019, 5:06 PM EDT) — Lawsuits over chemical exposure have been getting more aggressive, with attempts to fill regulatory gaps and ensnare manufacturers in addition to the companies that use chemicals. Plaintiffs are pursuing high-profile lawsuits from California to New York over exposure to Monsanto Co.’s […]
On October 4, 2019, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed modifications to amendments it proposed on November 16, 2018, to the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) regulations setting forth the circumstances when a “retail seller” is responsible for providing consumer product exposure warnings. OEHHA first proposed amendments clarifying retail seller […]
By G. Alan Perkins alan@ppgmtlar.com In response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” section 1(c) (March 28, 2017), EPA reviewed the 2012[1] and 2016[2] rules for new source performance standards (NSPS) and national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that apply to the oil […]