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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Other states that have issued PFAS standards include Michigan, New York and Vermont. [79] Between 2016 and 2021 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) tested tap water from 716 locations across the United States, finding PFAS levels exceeding the EPA advisories in approximately 75% of samples from urban areas and in approximately 25% of rural areas ...
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]
The state Senate Monday passed legislation long pushed by firefighters that would ban PFAS in turnout gear by 2027. The Senate passed the legislation around 11:30 a.m. and it will now be sent to ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – also known as PFAs – are widely used, long lasting chemicals found in many consumer, commercial, and industrial products. [2] Breaking down very slowly in the environment, PFAs have been found in water, air, fish, soil, the blood of humans and animals, and food products around the world.