Dozens Of States Expected To Weigh Host Of PFAS Legislation In 2023

Sixteen state legislatures in 2023 are expected to weigh legislation to restrict the use of PFAS, with the long-lasting chemicals anticipated to again “dominate” state policy agendas, environmentalists say. Safer States, an alliance of environmental health organizations that advocates for state, local and federal health-protective policies, says at least 28 states this year are expected to consider PFAS-related policy, and of those, 16 legislatures will consider restricting the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The forecast is in Safer...