Category: Transactions

• Prop 65 Update: OEHHA Takes Aim at Short-Form Warnings

  January 16 / Posted By Nijman Franzetti LLP

  Proposed amendments seek sweeping changes to the popular short-form Prop 65 warning. Any company using this warning must revise their labeling. Companies will no longer be allowed to use the “just label everything” strategy as the short-form warning now will require identification of at least one product-specific Prop 65 chemical. Regulatory Background: California’s Environmental Protection Agency, … Continue reading "Prop 65 Update: OEHHA Takes Aim at Short-Form Warnings"...

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• IEPA Finalizes Expedited SRP Review Option

  April 14 / Posted By Nijman Franzetti LLP

  To further assist parties buying, selling and redeveloping impacted properties, the IEPA now provides the option for an expedited review under the Agency’s Site Remediation Program. To obtain an expedited review, a Remediation Applicant must execute an expedited review agreement and pay an expedited review fee of $15,000. The IEPA’s Site Remediation Program (SRP) is … Continue reading "IEPA Finalizes Expedited SRP Review Option"...

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• PFAS: Prop 65 and Other New Developments

  May 31 / Posted By Nijman Franzetti LLP

  Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the subject of significant federal and state regulatory  attention and two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), have been added to the Prop 65 database of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Under the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as Prop 65, companies must … Continue reading "PFAS: Prop 65 and Other New Developments"...

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