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Chemical Used to Make Teflon is Causing a Sticky Situation in West Virginia and Ohio

Vermont Law

In 2012, the results from the study were released and scientists found “more likely than not” that C8 exposure was linked to numerous health conditions including: testicular cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, high cholesterol, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Elk River Spill Aftermath: Do We Need New Regulations and From Whom?

Vermont Law

1961 – seeks to close existing loopholes and provide additional federal oversight where current state laws do not apply. At first glance, though, existing laws would seem applicable to the spill at Freedom Industries. However, West Virginia law. A new Senate bill – S. Ironically, the U.S.

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An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action

Acoel

By 2012, 20 to 25 states had developed state climate plans. the Departments of Interior and Energy). But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance. The states also formed regional climate initiatives to explore potential collaborative approaches to fighting climate change.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. New California Laws Ban PFAS in Children’s Products and Food Packaging and Establish Chemical Disclosure Requirements for Cookware. California.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard Since 2012. Law §§ 35-0105, 37-0115.]]. EPA Takes Steps to Set PFAS Agenda.

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Deregulation, Normal Accidents, and the Airborne Toxic Event

Legal Planet

In 2012, more than twenty years later, EPA released its final draft non-cancer risk assessment. This is an abdication of the basic commitment to protect public health that is supposed to be at the core of our environmental laws. At the time, EPA stated that the cancer risk reassessment would be finalized “as expeditiously as possible.”