Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson,
Special Counsel

crendall-jackson@fbm.com

San Francisco 415.954.4417

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Publications

April 14, 2025 Perspectives

Industrial Company Files Action Challenging EPA Disclosure of Confidential Business Information Submitted to EPA During Enforcement Action Proceedings

April 8, 2025 Perspectives

CalRecycle publishes a final material characterization study, triggering the deadline to comply with SB 343

March 18, 2025

EPA Signals Potential Change of Position Regarding Key 2024 PFAS Rulemakings

March 18, 2025

Comment Period Closing in 30 Days (April 16) on Federal PFOA/PFOS Risk Assessment for Sewage Sludge Applied to Agricultural Land as Fertilizer

January 15, 2025

EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

January 7, 2025

EPA Announces Automatic Addition of Nine Additional PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory

January 6, 2025

California Air Resources Board (CARB) Issues Notice of Its Enforcement Standards for 2026 Climate Reporting Under SB 253

January 3, 2025 Articles

SB 707: The Nation's First EPR Law Specific to Textiles

Daily Journal - New California Laws 2025

December 30, 2024

EPA Announces Draft Human Health Criteria for Three PFAS in Waterbodies

December 23, 2024

Cal. AB 1305: Jan. 1, 2025, is a key date for mandatory disclosures by certain entities related to VCOs and certain claims about climate objectives

December 9, 2024

EPA Issues Supplemental Proposed Rule Updating SNURs for 17 PFAS

December 6, 2024

OEHHA Announces Amendments to the Prop 65 Safe-Harbor Warning Regulations

December 3, 2024 Articles

The Impacts of the Nation’s First Textiles EPR Law

Waste Today

December 2, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Release of EPA’s Third Annual Progress Report on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap

November 22, 2024 Articles

Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise

Law360

October 22, 2024

EPA Proposes Addition of 16 Individual and 15 Categories of PFAS to the TRI

October 2, 2024

California AB 2515 signed into law, establishes significant penalties for the manufacture and sale of menstrual products containing regulated PFAS

October 2, 2024

The First U.S. EPR Law Specific to Textiles Signed into Law in California

September 12, 2024

Recent Increase in Prop 65 60-Day Notices Targeting Diethanolamine in Cosmetics

September 9, 2024

EPA Publishes Direct Final Rule Delaying TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting by Eight Months

September 4, 2024

Multi-State Petition to EPA Seeks Listing of Four PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Air Pollutants Under the Clean Air Act

August 21, 2024

Petition to EPA Seeks Cancellation and Suspension of Pesticide Registrations and Other Action Under FIFRA, Related to PFAS Content

July 31, 2024

Pending Legal Challenge to EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

July 8, 2024

Prop 65: The looming BPS warning deadline

July 2, 2024

CalRecycle Publishes Updated Covered Material Categories List As Part of California’s EPR Law

July 1, 2024

Preliminary injunction issued regarding enforcement of Prop 65 warning requirement for titanium dioxide in cosmetic and personal care products

June 24, 2024

Fourth Circuit Affirms that Federal Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Review EPA Grant of Petition Under TSCA to Test Fifty-Four PFAS

June 13, 2024

Two Legal Actions Challenge New EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for Six PFAS in Drinking Water

June 11, 2024

CalRecycle Issues RFP for SB 54 Disposal Facility-Based Material Characterization Study

May 29, 2024

Notice of Intent to Sue EPA Under TSCA Given Regarding PFOA in Fluorinated Plastic Containers

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Firm Highlights

EPA Proposes Regulating All PFAS Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

In Brief: Environmental Assessment in USA (California)

Environmentalists Criticize EPA’s Support for Narrower PFAS Definition

Christopher Rendall-Jackson commented on the EPA's overall stance on the PFAS definition in Inside PFAS Policy' s article "Environmentalists Criticize EPA’s Support for Narrower PFAS Definition." Read the full Inside PFAS Policy article here...

At a Glance: Key Environmental Legislation in USA (California)

CalRecycle Publishes Three SB 54 Guidance Documents

EPA Further Revises Reporting Period for PFAS Reporting Requirements Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)

SB 54 Regulations May Be Approved or Disapproved by May 2026

CalRecycle announces final regulations implementing SB 54, publishes new Producer Guidance website, and launches new online portal

EPA Releases Updated Guidance on Destruction and Disposal of PFAS-Containing Materials

Farella Environmental Lawyers Author Lexology Panoramic: US Environment - California Chapter

Farella Braun + Martel environmental lawyers authored the Lexology Panoramic: US Environment - California chapter. The Panoramic offers a concise comparative guide to the key elements of environmental law in California. Topics covered include the...