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Colorado Increases Restrictions on PFAS in Consumer Products
On May 1, 2024, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed SB-81, a bill entitled the “Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Consumer Protection Act.” As discussed below, this bill expands Colorado’s existing restrictions on the use of intentionally added PFAS in certain consumer product categories, and revamps the state’s approach to intentionally added PFAS in cookware….By: BCLP
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Why Am I Asked if I Am Carrying a Lithium-Ion Battery on a Plane?
Once you enter the airport, you will immediately notice signs asking if you are checking any device which may have a lithium-ion battery. The real question is, why are they asking?…By: Stark & Stark
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Some Judges Have — Naturally — Grown Skeptical of False Advertising Class Actions Challenging “Natural” Labels
Among recent trends in consumer product false advertising class actions has been the rise in cases alleging false advertising for products touting ingredients as “all natural” or “100% natural.” These lawsuits often point to any product label-language that could somehow be construed by consumers as referring to the product as “natural,” even when that is…
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot
Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.
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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine
The move could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. The Biden administration continues to say there will be no American troops on the ground.
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Rafael Grossi of the IAEA Acts as the West’s Mediator With Putin and Iran
Rafael Grossi took over the International Atomic Energy Agency five years ago at what now seems like a far less fraught moment. With atomic fears everywhere, the inspector is edging toward mediator.
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Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza
Fighting in Rafah has closed off a vital border crossing in southern Gaza, forced hundreds of thousands to flee and cut off humanitarian aid.
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How Extremist Settlers Took Over Israel
After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law.
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Jenny Holzer Shines New Light in Dark Places
Her signboards predated by a decade the news “crawl.” At the Guggenheim she is still bending the curve: Just read the art, is the message.
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Mary Cassatt’s Women Didn’t Sit Pretty
The American painter depicted women caring for children, not posing for the male gaze. New exhibitions and books reappraise her legacy 100 years later.
