"A critical phase that will determine the regulation’s success." Lawmakers ban common items typically found in hotels and restaurants: 'The focus must now shift to implementation' first appeared on ...

While legislative or regulatory efforts seem unlikely at the federal level under the new administration, several states are ...

such as food, packaging, soil and water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now, at least 29 states will likely consider policies on per-and-polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS ...

Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.

(Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) Legislation to eventually ban the sale ... intentionally added PFAS in New Mexico.The first phase would be for cookware, food packaging, firefighting foams ...

If any action is to be taken by lawmakers in Connecticut, there should be much more PFAS regulation, not less.

“Our bill tracker shows that 16 states have adopted 29 policies to remove chemicals like PFAS ... food packaging. Additionally, Washington state has recently adopted regulations to ban all ...

In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in ...

Environmental advocates are renewing calls to ban the use of sewage sludge ... last year aimed at addressing PFAS in consumer products, food packaging and fertilizer. The bill fizzled before ...

Forever chemicals have been a hot topic in health and nutrition recently, and a new study recently suggested that they could ...

A new bill would ban more than 1,000 pesticides containing so-called forever chemicals that are currently used on crops, in ...