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Lawyers hire lobbyists to push their PFAS agenda on Congress
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs lawyers filing PFAS lawsuits are lobbying Congress as it mulls whether to designate the chemicals as hazardous under the Superfund law – a move that would give those lawyers more companies to target with litigation.
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Airports will face 'extensive and costly litigation' if PFAS included in Superfund law, group says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Airports would face "extensive and costly litigation" if a family of chemicals used in firefighting foam is designated hazardous under the Superfund law, airport executives warn.
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Manufacturers group calls for government-industry partnerships to meet carbon emission goals
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A representative of manufacturing industries on Wednesday said they would do their part to reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere if the federal government would work with them to incentivize technological innovation.
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Subcommittee stacks witness list at PFAS hearing; One 'minority witness' among nine total
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – When a House subcommittee holds a hearing Wednesday on the history of chemicals known as PFAS, companies that used them in their products figure to get bashed, considering the witness list is full of activists and regulators, as well as a researcher used by plaintiffs lawyers as an expert.
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Lawyers could sue hospitals, farmers and sewage plants if Congress passes PFAS measure
A broad array of organizations from sewage-treatment plants to hospital districts would be threatened with Superfund liability if Congress passes legislation requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to declare an entire family of chemicals known as PFAS as hazardous pollutants.