Updating our earlier post from March 2025, Maine has completed a regulatory process and has adopted updates to its PFAS in products rules to identify two approved Currently Unavoidable
Continue Reading Maine DEP Issues Initial Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for PFAS-Containing Products Subject to Impending Sales ProhibitionAdam H. Cutler
Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive Deficiencies
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We’ve been following Minnesota’s proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules for the past several months. As part of the rulemaking process under the Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act, and following public comment and…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules Are Disapproved for Procedural and Substantive DeficienciesUPDATE: Minnesota Announces 6-Month Extension of PFAS-in-Products Reporting Deadline, to July 1, 2026
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Updating our recent post, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has now clarified its recent statement, following significant public comment, that it would exercise its statutory authority to extend…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Minnesota Announces 6-Month Extension of PFAS-in-Products Reporting Deadline, to July 1, 2026Minnesota Extends Its PFAS-in-Products Reporting DeadlineAfter Significant Public Comments
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After evaluating public comments on its proposed PFAS-in-products reporting rules (see our previous posts here and here), the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has agreed to exercise its…
Continue Reading Minnesota Extends Its PFAS-in-Products Reporting DeadlineAfter Significant Public CommentsMinnesota Will Continue to Receive Public Comments on Proposed New Rules on PFAS in Products Reporting
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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…
Continue Reading Minnesota Will Continue to Receive Public Comments on Proposed New Rules on PFAS in Products ReportingNew Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use” Exemptions
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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…
Continue Reading New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Statute Phasing in Restrictions on PFAS in Products, Contemplating “Currently Unavoidable Use” ExemptionsMaine’s Draft Proposed Rule on PFAS “Currently Unavoidable Use” Determinations
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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…
Continue Reading Maine’s Draft Proposed Rule on PFAS “Currently Unavoidable Use” DeterminationsMinnesota Seeks Comment on Rules Implementing Reporting Requirement for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS and Associated Fees
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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…
Continue Reading Minnesota Seeks Comment on Rules Implementing Reporting Requirement for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS and Associated FeesRhode Island Enacts Statutory Ban on Consumer Products and Firefighting Foams with Intentionally Added PFAS
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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. …
Continue Reading Rhode Island Enacts Statutory Ban on Consumer Products and Firefighting Foams with Intentionally Added PFASMaine Again Amends PFAS Ban Statute – More Product Categories Get Specific Dates, Reporting Requirements Are Narrowed
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Maine has once again amended and clarified its statutory restrictions on the sale of numerous categories of PFAS-containing products. The net effect of the legislation, enacted on April 16, 2024…
Continue Reading Maine Again Amends PFAS Ban Statute – More Product Categories Get Specific Dates, Reporting Requirements Are Narrowed