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Earlier this week, U.S. EPA released the agency's 2020 TRI National Assessment Report, which includes data from first-time reports filed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four health advisories for the group of contaminants regularly referred to as "forever chemicals"—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

On March 31, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1694 into law. The new law gives the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE or the Department) the authority to address PFAS in...

The decision could make it easier to recover from the government for CERCLA response costs at former defense production facilities and shift leverage in settlement discussions.

In a landmark ruling with implications for the future of Proposition 65 enforcement, the US District Court for the Eastern District of California has preliminarily enjoined any person from filing...

In June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new lifetime health advisories (LHAs) for per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS).

In the push towards reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, biomass has become a key feedstock for the production of renewable products, fuels, and energy.

The agency that writes the regulations governing Proposition 65 – the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) – just released something it calls...

The U.S. Environmental Protecting Agency (EPA) is amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) regulations to extend the September 30, 2024...

Taft partner Rob Bilott was featured in recent podcasts and mentioned in articles on his fight against ‘forever chemicals':

On October 1, 2020, California passed a law identified as the Toxic Free Cosmetics Act. The Act will prohibit, beginning on January 1, 2025, the manufacturing or selling of any cosmetic product...

On Dec. 29, the California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) formally added bisphenol S (BPS) as a reproductive toxicant under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as Prop 65.

On September 29, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed California AB 1817, which bans the manufacture and sale of clothing and textile items containing PFAS...

On June 15, 2022, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The health advisories significantly...

The EPA took action on March 8, 2021 effectively to defer until September 2021 the March 9 compliance date for its ban on processing and distribution of both articles containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), ...

On May 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced that it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations ("NPDWR") for perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ("PFOS") under the Safe Drinking Water Act ("SDWA"), while extending the compliance deadline from 2029 to 2031. EPA further announced it plans to rescind requirements in those regulations applicable to other PFAS and mixtures of certain PFAS in drinking water. The NPDWR cons

The EPA is rolling out a new pesticide application submission service within its MyPeST platform, replacing the existing Pesticide Submission Portal by July 2026.

Yesterday, EPA proposed to regulate certain PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goals for PFOA and PFOS of zero.