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As of June 2024, 11 U.S. states and two territories have passed statewide legislation to explicitly ban polystyrene foam: In 2019, Maryland was the first state to enact a ban, which went into effect on October 1, 2020. [79] Bans were also passed that year in Maine and Vermont, with both states' laws taking effect on July 1, 2021. [80] [81]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota youth motorsports are hitting a bigger hill to climb in 2025. The state’s new ban on PFAS products means nobody can sell the forever chemicals in 11 ...
The bill would have also banned industrial discharges of PFAS to water sources, and set up a fund to help test and treat private wells and public water system. Other states have also passed laws ...
PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [245] [246] [247] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [248] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [249]
According to Safer States, a national alliance of environmental health organizations, 30 states have adopted policies restricting PFAS in some form. Fifteen states banned the use of PFAS in ...
It is unknown how PFAS could accumulate to the level seen in the deer found near Clark's Marsh. All deer except the one with elevated levels at Clark's Marsh were found to have no or very low levels of PFAS chemicals. MDHHS recommended state residents not eat kidneys or livers from any deer as PFAS chemicals can accumulate in these organs. [92]
A few states have proposed or implemented regulations on PFBS in drinking watering either as contamination standards, guidance or health advisories. [11] In 2020, Michigan adopted drinking water standards for 5 previously unregulated PFAS compounds, including PFBS which has a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 420 parts per trillion (ppt).
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill to address the “critical” issue of PFAS contamination on Wednesday. HB 1649 would ban the sale of certain consumer products containing ...