CWA Citizen Suit Defense and Water Quality Counseling
Represented multiple clients, including wineries, recycling facilities, and other industrial operations in successful resolution of CWA citizen suits.
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SB 707: The Nation's First EPR Law Specific to Textiles
CalRecycle, the agency overseeing California’s recycling and waste management programs, reports that Californians dispose of 1.2 million tons of textiles annually, accounting for 3% of landfilling. California Senate Bill (SB) 707 – the Responsible...
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Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise
If the first two waves of PFAS litigation focused on impacts to natural resources—namely groundwater—and personal injury claims alleging exposure to PFAS, the third wave of PFAS litigation has certainly arrived. A few years...
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New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...
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Farella Braun + Martel Elevates Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to Partner
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Lawdragon Names Farella Lawyers Among Leading Environmental Lawyers
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers list. The Farella lawyers recognized are: Sarah...
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"Forever Chemicals" and Their Impact on the Wine Industry
Forever chemicals continue to make headlines and are rapidly becoming a focal point of state and federal regulations, as well as environmental, product, and personal injury litigation. These persistent chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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Climate Change and Natural Resource Damages
Sarah Bell will speak in the "Climate Change and Natural Resource Damages" session at Law Seminars International's Natural Resource Damages conference. Click here to register.
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The Impacts of the Nation’s First Textiles EPR Law
California Senate Bill (S.B.) 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28 and is the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law specific to textiles in...
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California Legislature Sets First Hearing on New “Climate Superfund” Bill That Would Impose Wide-Ranging Liability on Fossil Fuel Industry
On April 2, 2025, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hold the first hearing on SB 684 – the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 (click link for bill text from California...
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Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings
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