backChemical Currents provides real-time updates, legal observations, and actionable tips to navigate the constantly evolving legal challenges involving PFAS. In this edition, we discuss bipartisan legislation taking aim at PFAS in food containers, a Senate hearing questioning the Department of Defense (“DOD”) on issues concerning its historic use of PFAS, a letter from a large number of Attorneys General urging the Senate to pass the PFAS Action Act of 2021, EPA’s confirmation of the timelines laid out in the PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the results of a study conducted by the Australian National University linking PFAS exposure with increased levels of psychological distress, and several new state-level actions targeting PFAS. Look for new editions approximately every two weeks and please feel free to reach out to the King & Spalding team if you have any questions regarding PFAS issues.
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