From Inside TSCA

States Set To Implement Array Of PFAS Limits, Deepening Patchwork

January 5, 2022
A host of state governments are preparing new restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), under a wave of recently enacted laws and regulations that require phasing out the chemicals as soon as this year, drawing praise from environmentalists even as industry is warning of gridlock from a snarl of inconsistent laws. Even though EPA has so far refused to use the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to restrict use of existing PFAS in commercial products or industrial processes, states...


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