In recent years, states and the federal government have become more aggressive in investigating the health and environmental effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the class of compounds that have come to be known as forever chemicals. As that scrutiny has escalated, it has become more important to understand the current state of regulation and litigation surrounding these substances.
Harris Beach Partners Kelly Jones Howell, Gene Kelly and the late Joe Picciotti do their part in an analysis published in Law360 on November 22, 2021. “It is clear that we are only in the infancy of state and federal regulation of PFAS,” Kelly, Gene and Joe write in their article, based on an earlier Harris Beach legal alert.