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Stay Vigilant: Keeping Companies Accountable under France’s New Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law

Vermont Law

ClientEarth, joined by Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France, is taking Danone to court for its contribution to plastic pollution. Danone’s 2021 Vigilance Plan comprises of five pages within its 70-page Social, Societal, and Environmental Responsibility policy.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

These facilities released or otherwise managed more than 700,000 pounds of production-related PFAS waste during 2020. Maryland Enacted 2025 Ban on Cosmetic Products Containing Certain PFAS and Other Chemicals. The House bill ( H.R. N: 2021 Md.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Regan announced on April 27, 2021 that he had established an EPA Council on PFAS (ECP) comprising senior EPA career officials to develop a multi-year strategy for 2021 through 2025 to address PFAS.[[N:News Managing PFAS in waste. N:News Release, EPA, EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS (Apr.

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

EPA reissued the proposed UCMR 5 on February 22, which was first issued during the Trump Administration and requires sample collection for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. In addition, EPA requested nominations for the next CCL in 2018 but has not published the final. 535 – 116 th ) that passed the US House in January 2020.