Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a public hearing on May 22, 2025 concerning its proposed rules that would implement PFAS-in-products reporting requirements and associated fees on entities covered by Amara’s...more
In early April 2025, New Mexico enacted a statute restricting intentionally added PFAS in products, similar in scope to Maine’s and Minnesota’s existing laws. The New Mexico statute imposes a ban on sales and distribution...more
Maine recently published proposed rules (PDF link) aimed at implementation of its existing statute (which we’ve discussed here, here and here) limiting the sale and distribution within the state of products containing...more
Following up on the rulemaking process presaged by Minnesota’s comprehensive statute (Amara’s Law) requiring phase outs of PFAS intentionally added to products, which we’ve previously discussed here and here, the Minnesota...more
In late June 2024, Rhode Island joined the growing list of states that have enacted phased bans on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of various types of products containing PFAS. Rhode Island’s statute, entitled the...more
We reported previously on Maine’s 2021 law barring the sale of new products containing intentionally added PFAS and the reporting requirements that the law imposed upon manufacturers. Under the law, both the first phase of...more
More and more states are passing statutes to restrict and/or monitor sales of products containing PFAS. Recent news out of Maine suggests some practical downsides to a more aggressive legislative scheme; last month...more