LIVERMORE — The city council on April 24 approved a $1.17 million contract with a company to complete the cleanup and monitoring of three contaminated locations in the downtown core.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Safer Clothes and Textiles Act (AB 1817) (the "Act") into law on September 29, 2022. The Act bans per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") in textiles.
Without widespread alarm, the United States District Court for the Central District of California rejected a plaintiff's claim this past October for reimbursement of millions of dollars in the CERCLA.
PFAS, or per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of over 9,000 synthetic "forever chemicals" that are used to make coatings that can resist extreme temperatures and repel grease, water, and stains.